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Andy Puzder, CEO of CKE, the restaurant company that owns Hardees and Carl’s Jr., recently said he wants to open a fast-food restaurant that’s employed by, well, nobody at all. Turns out the CEO thinks that employees are too expensive and wants to give robots a chance.
“With government driving up the cost of labor, it’s driving down the number of jobs,†Puzder told Business Insider “You’re going to see automation not just in airports and grocery stores, but in restaurants.†Puzder imagines a restaurant where folks pick out their food at a kiosk, pay for it and pick it up.
Kind of sounds like a buffet without anyone standing at the cash register, but Puzder wants his robotic workforce grilling burgers, too, since automated chefs would be much more reliable than humans. “They’re always polite, they always upsell, they never take a vacation, they never show up late, there’s never a slip-and-fall, or an age, sex, or race discrimination case,†Puzder said.
“With government driving up the cost of labor, it’s driving down the number of jobs,†Puzder told Business Insider “You’re going to see automation not just in airports and grocery stores, but in restaurants.†Puzder imagines a restaurant where folks pick out their food at a kiosk, pay for it and pick it up.
Kind of sounds like a buffet without anyone standing at the cash register, but Puzder wants his robotic workforce grilling burgers, too, since automated chefs would be much more reliable than humans. “They’re always polite, they always upsell, they never take a vacation, they never show up late, there’s never a slip-and-fall, or an age, sex, or race discrimination case,†Puzder said.
Edit: At least the tech who works on the robots will probably make more than $15/hour.
Edited, Mar 18th 2016 8:58am by Poldaran