2aguy
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Who knew that it isn't SkyNet that is going to lead the destruction of the human race...but machines taking over the fast food industry...
The coming robot rights movement and the minimum wage « Hot Air
http://legalinsurrection.com/2014/08/mcdonalds-replacing-cashiers-with-machines/
It is hard to enjoy that new 15 dollar an hour minimum wage when they get rid of that job...
The coming robot rights movement and the minimum wage « Hot Air
McDonald’s employees who picketed for a better living wage (whatever that means) may come to regret that decision. According to a Redditor, a McDonald’s in Illinois replaced their cashiers with machines. The machines appear to be the cousins of the ones found in grocery stores, big box stores, and CVS that allow customers to complete transactions.
How cost effective is replacing an organic employee with a mechanized one? According to an economic blog, and unsurprisingly, the machines likely come out on top in terms of pricing:
For a location open 24 hours: The cost of human cashiers, not counting benefits, $15/hour * 24 hours * 365 days/year = $131,400
For a location open 6AM to Midnight: $15/hour * 18 hours * 365 = $98,550.
For the machine to be cost effective, all it needs to do is cost less than $100,000 a year to buy and maintain.
http://legalinsurrection.com/2014/08/mcdonalds-replacing-cashiers-with-machines/
But cooks are safe from the machination of American fast food, right?
Not if companies like Momentum Machines has anything to do with it. “Our technology will democratize access to high quality food making it available to the masses,” their site claims. They also claim their burger making machines can, “do everything employees do except better” and that the machines reap such large labor savings, restaurants will be able to afford twice as fancy ingredients. Tempting little proposition they have there.
It is hard to enjoy that new 15 dollar an hour minimum wage when they get rid of that job...
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