Robots will replace most low paying jobs within a generation

A lot of cities are establishing their own "living wage" hourly rates around the $15 level. LA recently bumped it up to $18. Even here in Austin, fast food chains can't get or keep workers unless they pay around $12.

Many fast food restaurants, retail stores and small contractors are beginning to see their profits being squeezed at this level and are having problems passing this extra cost along to their customers. If they raise their prices, they lose business.

We are getting close to a tipping point where a lot of these companies will choose to automate functions currently performed by restaurant workers and sales clerks. It's already begun to happen in many cities on the East & West coast. If the wage rate for employees reaches $20, companies will either automate or fold up. Contractors and builders can't automate, but they will survive by hiring people off the books (illegals).

Each year our dysfunctional education system graduates hordes of kids from high school that are barely literate. Who is going to take care of these people if they can't find jobs and have no skills -the Federal government?

We are getting robots today even though we have a $7.25 minimum wage
If they can replace you with automation, they will do it regardless of the wage

They put in self serve gas pumps even though the minimum wage was $2.85
 
Let’s do the math- many McDonald’s are open 24 hours a day, but let’s just assume 15 hours per day, let’s also assume only 350 days per year, average hourly wage of $8.

15 hrs x 350 days x $8/hour = $42,000 to pay a person (people) to take an order and make change or run a credit card.

Now you can buy a top of the line ATM for $10,000. (Remanufactured/programmed as a mickey Ds cashier). You don’t have to pay unemployment tax, it doesn’t call in sick (some maintenance for sure, but not like babysitting a teenage employee), it won’t take breaks, be late for work, etc.

Frankly I’m shocked there is a single human cashier at any fast food restaurant. The machine will cost less and be much more dependable.

Who is going to bag/tray the food?

Who is going to clean the dining area?

Who is going to restock the (ATM) machine with change?
 
Hate to tell you, but "temp" robot workers, who can be rented by the hour, are already here in the USA.

Robot Rental Comes of Age | 2018-04-10 | Assembly Magazine

Traditionally, some manufacturers have avoided robots because of the cost. However, a new robots-for-hire business model is changing that misperception and enabling many types of companies to benefit from automation.


Large and small manufacturers in a wide variety of industries are now beginning to treat robots as “temp workers.” It’s part of a new trend called Robotics as a Service (RaaS).


“RaaS originally was coined to describe the business model whereby robotic platforms functioned on cloud platforms that were sold as a service to end users,” says Rian Whitton, a research analyst at ABI Research Inc. “Now, RaaS represents one of the most notable phenomena in the development and diversification of commercial robots across an ever-expanding list of markets and [applications].”

What will these robots do?
 
Let’s do the math- many McDonald’s are open 24 hours a day, but let’s just assume 15 hours per day, let’s also assume only 350 days per year, average hourly wage of $8.

15 hrs x 350 days x $8/hour = $42,000 to pay a person (people) to take an order and make change or run a credit card.

Now you can buy a top of the line ATM for $10,000. (Remanufactured/programmed as a mickey Ds cashier). You don’t have to pay unemployment tax, it doesn’t call in sick (some maintenance for sure, but not like babysitting a teenage employee), it won’t take breaks, be late for work, etc.

Frankly I’m shocked there is a single human cashier at any fast food restaurant. The machine will cost less and be much more dependable.

Who is going to bag/tray the food?

Who is going to clean the dining area?

Who is going to restock the (ATM) machine with change?


Who bags the food at Aldi's ?


Why do they need an ATM machine? they don't have strippers there..




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A lot of cities are establishing their own "living wage" hourly rates around the $15 level. LA recently bumped it up to $18. Even here in Austin, fast food chains can't get or keep workers unless they pay around $12.

Many fast food restaurants, retail stores and small contractors are beginning to see their profits being squeezed at this level and are having problems passing this extra cost along to their customers. If they raise their prices, they lose business.

We are getting close to a tipping point where a lot of these companies will choose to automate functions currently performed by restaurant workers and sales clerks. It's already begun to happen in many cities on the East & West coast. If the wage rate for employees reaches $20, companies will either automate or fold up. Contractors and builders can't automate, but they will survive by hiring people off the books (illegals).

Each year our dysfunctional education system graduates hordes of kids from high school that are barely literate. Who is going to take care of these people if they can't find jobs and have no skills -the Federal government?

We are getting robots today even though we have a $7.25 minimum wage
If they can replace you with automation, they will do it regardless of the wage

They put in self serve gas pumps even though the minimum wage was $2.85


So now you don't want to mention that $2.85 back then is like $14 an hour now?
 
A lot of cities are establishing their own "living wage" hourly rates around the $15 level. LA recently bumped it up to $18. Even here in Austin, fast food chains can't get or keep workers unless they pay around $12.

Many fast food restaurants, retail stores and small contractors are beginning to see their profits being squeezed at this level and are having problems passing this extra cost along to their customers. If they raise their prices, they lose business.

We are getting close to a tipping point where a lot of these companies will choose to automate functions currently performed by restaurant workers and sales clerks. It's already begun to happen in many cities on the East & West coast. If the wage rate for employees reaches $20, companies will either automate or fold up. Contractors and builders can't automate, but they will survive by hiring people off the books (illegals).

Each year our dysfunctional education system graduates hordes of kids from high school that are barely literate. Who is going to take care of these people if they can't find jobs and have no skills -the Federal government?

We are getting robots today even though we have a $7.25 minimum wage
If they can replace you with automation, they will do it regardless of the wage

They put in self serve gas pumps even though the minimum wage was $2.85


So now you don't want to mention that $2.85 back then is like $14 an hour now?
Sad but true
 
Let’s do the math- many McDonald’s are open 24 hours a day, but let’s just assume 15 hours per day, let’s also assume only 350 days per year, average hourly wage of $8.

15 hrs x 350 days x $8/hour = $42,000 to pay a person (people) to take an order and make change or run a credit card.

Now you can buy a top of the line ATM for $10,000. (Remanufactured/programmed as a mickey Ds cashier). You don’t have to pay unemployment tax, it doesn’t call in sick (some maintenance for sure, but not like babysitting a teenage employee), it won’t take breaks, be late for work, etc.

Frankly I’m shocked there is a single human cashier at any fast food restaurant. The machine will cost less and be much more dependable.

Who is going to bag/tray the food?

Who is going to clean the dining area?

Who is going to restock the (ATM) machine with change?


Who bags the food at Aldi's ?


Why do they need an ATM machine? they don't have strippers there.

Who bags the food at Aldi's ?

A human.

Why do they need an ATM machine? they don't have strippers there

Ask the (bucktoothmoron) I was answering.
 
Let’s do the math- many McDonald’s are open 24 hours a day, but let’s just assume 15 hours per day, let’s also assume only 350 days per year, average hourly wage of $8.

15 hrs x 350 days x $8/hour = $42,000 to pay a person (people) to take an order and make change or run a credit card.

Now you can buy a top of the line ATM for $10,000. (Remanufactured/programmed as a mickey Ds cashier). You don’t have to pay unemployment tax, it doesn’t call in sick (some maintenance for sure, but not like babysitting a teenage employee), it won’t take breaks, be late for work, etc.

Frankly I’m shocked there is a single human cashier at any fast food restaurant. The machine will cost less and be much more dependable.

Who is going to bag/tray the food?

Who is going to clean the dining area?

Who is going to restock the (ATM) machine with change?

My example was only about eliminating the cashier/order taker. It goes without saying there will still need to be some human employees.
 
Hate to tell you, but "temp" robot workers, who can be rented by the hour, are already here in the USA.

Robot Rental Comes of Age | 2018-04-10 | Assembly Magazine

Traditionally, some manufacturers have avoided robots because of the cost. However, a new robots-for-hire business model is changing that misperception and enabling many types of companies to benefit from automation.


Large and small manufacturers in a wide variety of industries are now beginning to treat robots as “temp workers.” It’s part of a new trend called Robotics as a Service (RaaS).


“RaaS originally was coined to describe the business model whereby robotic platforms functioned on cloud platforms that were sold as a service to end users,” says Rian Whitton, a research analyst at ABI Research Inc. “Now, RaaS represents one of the most notable phenomena in the development and diversification of commercial robots across an ever-expanding list of markets and [applications].”

What will these robots do?

Actually, these robots can be programmed to perform a variety of tasks, usually assembly line work requiring little skill. And, interestingly enough, it's not so much the illegals that are taking away jobs, but rather the push to automation. I mean really..................someone has figured out how to rent robots to companies by the hour? What's even worse, is he can get the robots to work cheaper than humans.
 
Let’s do the math- many McDonald’s are open 24 hours a day, but let’s just assume 15 hours per day, let’s also assume only 350 days per year, average hourly wage of $8.

15 hrs x 350 days x $8/hour = $42,000 to pay a person (people) to take an order and make change or run a credit card.

Now you can buy a top of the line ATM for $10,000. (Remanufactured/programmed as a mickey Ds cashier). You don’t have to pay unemployment tax, it doesn’t call in sick (some maintenance for sure, but not like babysitting a teenage employee), it won’t take breaks, be late for work, etc.

Frankly I’m shocked there is a single human cashier at any fast food restaurant. The machine will cost less and be much more dependable.

Who is going to bag/tray the food?

Who is going to clean the dining area?

Who is going to restock the (ATM) machine with change?

My example was only about eliminating the cashier/order taker. It goes without saying there will still need to be some human employees.

Think it through.......In fast food, doesn't the cashier/order taker also bag or tray food?
 
Hate to tell you, but "temp" robot workers, who can be rented by the hour, are already here in the USA.

Robot Rental Comes of Age | 2018-04-10 | Assembly Magazine

Traditionally, some manufacturers have avoided robots because of the cost. However, a new robots-for-hire business model is changing that misperception and enabling many types of companies to benefit from automation.


Large and small manufacturers in a wide variety of industries are now beginning to treat robots as “temp workers.” It’s part of a new trend called Robotics as a Service (RaaS).


“RaaS originally was coined to describe the business model whereby robotic platforms functioned on cloud platforms that were sold as a service to end users,” says Rian Whitton, a research analyst at ABI Research Inc. “Now, RaaS represents one of the most notable phenomena in the development and diversification of commercial robots across an ever-expanding list of markets and [applications].”

What will these robots do?

Actually, these robots can be programmed to perform a variety of tasks, usually assembly line work requiring little skill. And, interestingly enough, it's not so much the illegals that are taking away jobs, but rather the push to automation. I mean really..................someone has figured out how to rent robots to companies by the hour? What's even worse, is he can get the robots to work cheaper than humans.

When you have a lawn bot that can vacuum carpets and wash dishes, let me know.
 
A lot of cities are establishing their own "living wage" hourly rates around the $15 level. LA recently bumped it up to $18. Even here in Austin, fast food chains can't get or keep workers unless they pay around $12.

Many fast food restaurants, retail stores and small contractors are beginning to see their profits being squeezed at this level and are having problems passing this extra cost along to their customers. If they raise their prices, they lose business.

We are getting close to a tipping point where a lot of these companies will choose to automate functions currently performed by restaurant workers and sales clerks. It's already begun to happen in many cities on the East & West coast. If the wage rate for employees reaches $20, companies will either automate or fold up. Contractors and builders can't automate, but they will survive by hiring people off the books (illegals).

Each year our dysfunctional education system graduates hordes of kids from high school that are barely literate. Who is going to take care of these people if they can't find jobs and have no skills -the Federal government?

Who here thinks they can come up with robotic Congressmen?

It...............could.................................WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Hate to tell you, but "temp" robot workers, who can be rented by the hour, are already here in the USA.

Robot Rental Comes of Age | 2018-04-10 | Assembly Magazine

Traditionally, some manufacturers have avoided robots because of the cost. However, a new robots-for-hire business model is changing that misperception and enabling many types of companies to benefit from automation.


Large and small manufacturers in a wide variety of industries are now beginning to treat robots as “temp workers.” It’s part of a new trend called Robotics as a Service (RaaS).


“RaaS originally was coined to describe the business model whereby robotic platforms functioned on cloud platforms that were sold as a service to end users,” says Rian Whitton, a research analyst at ABI Research Inc. “Now, RaaS represents one of the most notable phenomena in the development and diversification of commercial robots across an ever-expanding list of markets and [applications].”

What will these robots do?

Actually, these robots can be programmed to perform a variety of tasks, usually assembly line work requiring little skill. And, interestingly enough, it's not so much the illegals that are taking away jobs, but rather the push to automation. I mean really..................someone has figured out how to rent robots to companies by the hour? What's even worse, is he can get the robots to work cheaper than humans.

When you have a lawn bot that can vacuum carpets and wash dishes, let me know.


And you brag how rich you are?


They are already here...

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A lot of cities are establishing their own "living wage" hourly rates around the $15 level. LA recently bumped it up to $18. Even here in Austin, fast food chains can't get or keep workers unless they pay around $12.

Many fast food restaurants, retail stores and small contractors are beginning to see their profits being squeezed at this level and are having problems passing this extra cost along to their customers. If they raise their prices, they lose business.

We are getting close to a tipping point where a lot of these companies will choose to automate functions currently performed by restaurant workers and sales clerks. It's already begun to happen in many cities on the East & West coast. If the wage rate for employees reaches $20, companies will either automate or fold up. Contractors and builders can't automate, but they will survive by hiring people off the books (illegals).

Each year our dysfunctional education system graduates hordes of kids from high school that are barely literate. Who is going to take care of these people if they can't find jobs and have no skills -the Federal government?
I would rather trust a cooking robot at McDonalds than a Mexican with HepA, B, or C who wipes his/her azz without washing their hands.

Robots don't get Hep and they don't have azzholes.
 
Hate to tell you, but "temp" robot workers, who can be rented by the hour, are already here in the USA.

Robot Rental Comes of Age | 2018-04-10 | Assembly Magazine

Traditionally, some manufacturers have avoided robots because of the cost. However, a new robots-for-hire business model is changing that misperception and enabling many types of companies to benefit from automation.


Large and small manufacturers in a wide variety of industries are now beginning to treat robots as “temp workers.” It’s part of a new trend called Robotics as a Service (RaaS).


“RaaS originally was coined to describe the business model whereby robotic platforms functioned on cloud platforms that were sold as a service to end users,” says Rian Whitton, a research analyst at ABI Research Inc. “Now, RaaS represents one of the most notable phenomena in the development and diversification of commercial robots across an ever-expanding list of markets and [applications].”

What will these robots do?

Actually, these robots can be programmed to perform a variety of tasks, usually assembly line work requiring little skill. And, interestingly enough, it's not so much the illegals that are taking away jobs, but rather the push to automation. I mean really..................someone has figured out how to rent robots to companies by the hour? What's even worse, is he can get the robots to work cheaper than humans.
Robots still need robot repairmen to lube and oil them.
 
Let’s do the math- many McDonald’s are open 24 hours a day, but let’s just assume 15 hours per day, let’s also assume only 350 days per year, average hourly wage of $8.

15 hrs x 350 days x $8/hour = $42,000 to pay a person (people) to take an order and make change or run a credit card.

Now you can buy a top of the line ATM for $10,000. (Remanufactured/programmed as a mickey Ds cashier). You don’t have to pay unemployment tax, it doesn’t call in sick (some maintenance for sure, but not like babysitting a teenage employee), it won’t take breaks, be late for work, etc.

Frankly I’m shocked there is a single human cashier at any fast food restaurant. The machine will cost less and be much more dependable.

Who is going to bag/tray the food?

Who is going to clean the dining area?

Who is going to restock the (ATM) machine with change?

My example was only about eliminating the cashier/order taker. It goes without saying there will still need to be some human employees.
When I go to McDonalds there are always hoards of customers looming around the online order kiosks while I get in the old fashioned old school counter line, order quickly, get my food, and be gone before the geeks ever get their choices entered.
 
Let’s do the math- many McDonald’s are open 24 hours a day, but let’s just assume 15 hours per day, let’s also assume only 350 days per year, average hourly wage of $8.

15 hrs x 350 days x $8/hour = $42,000 to pay a person (people) to take an order and make change or run a credit card.

Now you can buy a top of the line ATM for $10,000. (Remanufactured/programmed as a mickey Ds cashier). You don’t have to pay unemployment tax, it doesn’t call in sick (some maintenance for sure, but not like babysitting a teenage employee), it won’t take breaks, be late for work, etc.

Frankly I’m shocked there is a single human cashier at any fast food restaurant. The machine will cost less and be much more dependable.
They have to keep real people there because there are old school azzholes like you BuckToothMoron and me who insist on paying with real cash to real people not with cell phone scanners to machines.
 
Hate to tell you, but "temp" robot workers, who can be rented by the hour, are already here in the USA.

Robot Rental Comes of Age | 2018-04-10 | Assembly Magazine

Traditionally, some manufacturers have avoided robots because of the cost. However, a new robots-for-hire business model is changing that misperception and enabling many types of companies to benefit from automation.


Large and small manufacturers in a wide variety of industries are now beginning to treat robots as “temp workers.” It’s part of a new trend called Robotics as a Service (RaaS).


“RaaS originally was coined to describe the business model whereby robotic platforms functioned on cloud platforms that were sold as a service to end users,” says Rian Whitton, a research analyst at ABI Research Inc. “Now, RaaS represents one of the most notable phenomena in the development and diversification of commercial robots across an ever-expanding list of markets and [applications].”

What will these robots do?

Actually, these robots can be programmed to perform a variety of tasks, usually assembly line work requiring little skill. And, interestingly enough, it's not so much the illegals that are taking away jobs, but rather the push to automation. I mean really..................someone has figured out how to rent robots to companies by the hour? What's even worse, is he can get the robots to work cheaper than humans.
Robots still need robot repairmen to lube and oil them.

That's the problem with robot workers - they are always having sex on the job.
 

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