Robo-burger is a reality

[ws23jrt]

I work in industrial plants as one that fixes and upgrades them.
When I see a plan to replace a simple task with a robotic system I see a huge complex picture that seems like a waste of investment by the company.
Going back a few years later and seeing these robots still working 24/7 gives me a better understanding of the motivation to use them.
BTW there is a big industry for building applying and maintaining robotics. A first-time burger flipper may want to become the go-to one to keep the robot on task. I would think that person will draw much more than 15$ per hour.

 

[gkent]

Wait till Trump slaps all your importing countries with tariffs and they stop selling you stuff. It will take years to ramp up production so demand will exceed supply driving prices up. Meanwhile, since US companies will have little or no foreign competition, quality will go down the toilet. And since US produced product will just be overpriced **** there won't be a market for it outside the US. That's the problem with having a President that doesn't believe in "win - win"

 

[mopar 3 B]

Wait till Trump slaps all your importing countries with tariffs and they stop selling you stuff. It will take years to ramp up production so demand will exceed supply driving prices up. Meanwhile, since US companies will have little or no foreign competition, quality will go down the toilet. And since US produced product will just be overpriced **** there won't be a market for it outside the US. That's the problem with having a President that doesn't believe in "win - win"

What president are you refuring to? The GREAT PUSSY that screwed us for 8 years?

 

[moes]

CRAP, there goes my retirement job. LOL

 

[ws23jrt]

Wait till Trump slaps all your importing countries with tariffs and they stop selling you stuff. It will take years to ramp up production so demand will exceed supply driving prices up. Meanwhile, since US companies will have little or no foreign competition, quality will go down the toilet. And since US produced product will just be overpriced **** there won't be a market for it outside the US. That's the problem with having a President that doesn't believe in "win - win"

?? I was going to red x but am confused by the slapping of tariffs on all countries part of your post comment.
The rest is -what if- stuff.
I'm interested in a conversation about one item at a time.
Example--a tariff as proposed does not necessarily lead to another or blanket tariffs as a way of attacking other countries. This one is specific and for a reason.

OOps I responded to another topic from another thread in another forum.
I promise to pay closer attention forward from here.

 

[JB400]

Why not discuss the robot instead of politics?

 

[moparnutcase]

Here is a novel idea..........how about learning more than minimum skills to earn more than minimum pay????

 

[JB400]

I thought that's why we all have smart phones. Besides, this world would rather have handouts instead of having to work for it. They only see the reward, and not the road to get it.

 

[ws23jrt]

Robots don't magically appear. Many people are employed making them going all the way back to the dirt mined that they are made of.
An entry level employee that might flip burgers for a low wage could also enter the marketplace in any number of places where everyone starts. Maybe a recycling company that feeds the company that makes robots?
The basic idea of this topic comes back to basic pay for starting jobs.
The push seems to be to give a living wage for what amounts to little more than showing up for work in a starting job. When in fact it is a learning test to find where one can fit in.
let's consider anyone's first job. Who felt bliss with their first step and began a family and retirement plan because the pay was enough?
If a "minimum" living wage were to be mandated it would be much like welfare.
It would be UNFAIR for all.

 

[mopar 3 B]

Have no idea is to what a $60000 robo burger would look like?
Here is some thing to think about.
Skilled burger flipper wants a living wage. Replace with a robotic flipper. The human is now jobless.
Who is supporting that jobless human? Who will support you when robo replaces you? After all your making more than a burger flipper. Would it not make more sense to replace the job of greater expence?

 

[snakeoil24]

This is what "the fight for 15" has wrought and It's only a matter of time before the rest of the burger assembly is automated.


http://ktla.com/2018/03/05/flippy-t...ow-cooking-at-the-caliburger-fast-food-chain/

These fast food places can not afford to pay retarts 15.00 per hour. Get real. Automation will replace these people fast.

 

[ws23jrt]

Have no idea is to what a $60000 robo burger would look like?
Here is some thing to think about.
Skilled burger flipper wants a living wage. Replace with a robotic flipper. The human is now jobless.
Who is supporting that jobless human? Who will support you when robo replaces you? After all your making more than a burger flipper. Would it not make more sense to replace the job of greater expence?

That "jobless human" will and should support themselves by getting a job. If all they aspire to as a way to make a living is flipping a burger maybe they need to save up and buy a sharpy to make a sign and stand on an off-ramp.
Or--maybe they can see beyond the rainbow of burgers to the workforce that runs this country as a place to get on board.

 

[ws23jrt]

Have no idea is to what a $60000 robo burger would look like?

You can see it when you drive your $100,000,000 car.

 

[mopar 3 B]

That "jobless human" will and should support themselves by getting a job. If all they aspire to as a way to make a living is flipping a burger maybe they need to save up and buy a sharpy to make a sign and stand on an off-ramp.

What a brilliant solution. I would bet the hours are better. Self employed burger flipper with a cart on an off ramp. How long do you really think that would last before the place that let him go complained? He might even sell a burger.

 

[mopar 3 B]

What a brilliant solution. I would bet the hours are better. Self employed burger flipper with a cart on an off ramp. How long do you really think that would last before the place that let him go complained? He might even sell a burger.

And here I thought this was all about keeping the price of a burger reasonable while using robot.

 

[Photon440]

What the...robots? Man, if this works out then they're going to try to install robots on car assembly lines!

 

[snakeyes]

we have them all through out the Ford plant ,we have had them at all three plants that I have worked at and now we have tugs that are driver less

 

[Richard Cranium]

How long before the color of Flippy is brought up as racist?

 

[Richard Cranium]

Female or gay--they both can blow a hose. --This would be DOWNtime if it's on the clock.

If it blew a seal, would that be considered bestiality?

 

[chtampa]

Wait till Trump slaps all your importing countries with tariffs and they stop selling you stuff. It will take years to ramp up production so demand will exceed supply driving prices up. Meanwhile, since US companies will have little or no foreign competition, quality will go down the toilet. And since US produced product will just be overpriced **** there won't be a market for it outside the US. That's the problem with having a President that doesn't believe in "win - win"

We could have the robots imported, how would that be?