By Catherine Powell
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| Image courtesy Pxhere |
I was scanning the news feeds yesterday when I saw something that caught my eye: The world's first robotic McDonald's restaurant. One Ft Worth, Texas fast food eatery has done away with almost half its staff by eliminating the employees responsible for taking and delivering orders. Instead of speaking to a person, all orders at the restaurant are placed by a touchscreen at the restaurant or via app. While the food is still prepared by humans, all orders are delivered robotically. This particular Mickey D's only offers takeout which also eliminates the employees who typically bus the tables. (Check out the YouTube video below.) While this particular fast food restaurant hasn't entirely done away with its staff, a quick web search discovered at least two that do in the US, which I'll detail below. This got me to thinking about how many of us could wind up being replaced in the near future by robots. The answer to that question could shock you.
