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by lazyjones 4944 days ago
Robots in a restaurant benefit only the owner, not the customer (esp. when they burn the burgers like in the pictures). When robots are able to cook proper meals, they'll be in our homes to do so, because we'll want to save time and money and not walk to the next fast-food restaurant.
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Jabbles 4944 days ago
You're conveniently forgetting the ~20 years or so when robot chefs are so expensive only world-class restaurants can afford them. Then full-time eateries and supermarkets, then cafes, and finally cheap enough to buy for your home after years of billions of dollars of investment in the technology.
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maratd 4944 days ago
When it comes to computers, first they come big and bulky. They're not user-friendly. They're industrial.

Yes, you'll have robots cook you a meal at home eventually. This is just the first step. I don't want that massive thing in my kitchen. When it's tiny, portable, and user friendly ... then it's fine.

> Robots in a restaurant benefit only the owner, not the customer (esp. when they burn the burgers like in the pictures).

I've had plenty of humans make me a shitty burger. The good thing about machines is that once you tune them, they'll make the same exact burger, every single time. That's a huge benefit to consumers. Now I won't have to eat someone's bad day!

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lazyjones 4944 days ago
> The good thing about machines is that once you tune them, they'll make the same exact burger, every single time. That's a huge benefit to consumers. Now I won't have to eat someone's bad day!

OTOH, the robots will ignore your complaints and never try to be friendly for a higher tip ...

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maratd 4944 days ago
> OTOH, the robots will ignore your complaints and never try to be friendly for a higher tip ...

No worries, my credit card company listens to complaints. And you know, those are the best kind of complaints, because they get your money back.

In the end, robots will be extremely friendly ... because they have no sense of "fairness" or self-interest ... only a programmed instruction to make the customer happy or if things really get out of hand, to call the cops.

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