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Wednesday, 14 March 2018
quote [ Flippy, the burger-flipping robot that threatens to supplant short-order cooks, has taken its first extended break.
But the burger maker isn't blaming balky robotics for the snafu. Rather, it says humans -- or in this case, not enough of them -- are at fault. ]
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bbqkink said @ 4:04am GMT on 15th March
Flippy’s entry level price tag is $60,000 — considerably higher than your average burger chef makes in a year. There’s also a 20-percent recurring annual fee for the robot’s leaning and maintenance,
bbqkink said @ 8:53am GMT on 15th March
Flippy’s entry level price tag is $60,000 — considerably higher than your average burger chef makes in a year. There’s also a 20-percent recurring annual fee for the robot’s leaning and maintenance,
The maintenance fee alone is approximately the cost of a minimum wage worker .
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bbqkink said @ 4:04am GMT on 15th March
Flippy’s entry level price tag is $60,000 — considerably higher than your average burger chef makes in a year. There’s also a 20-percent recurring annual fee for the robot’s leaning and maintenance,
The maintenance fee alone is approximately the cost of a minimum wage worker .
Will they figure out a way to remove the human element sooner or hope that training does the job? Seems to be the big question.