[maratd]

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!

[lazyjones]

> 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 ...

[maratd]

> 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.