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0 pointsac296mo ago0 comments

They are talking about automating the serving process, not the cooking process.

Specifically, you can read about Automats, which were basically early vending machines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automat

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lotsofpulp6mo ago

I don’t understand how this could materially reduce costs compared to current restaurants where you order on the screen and pick up your tray at the counter when your name/number is called.

pydry6mo ago

They dont. Theyre equivalent to those on screen menus that have been around since ~2015.

The point is that the automation of the customer service part of restaurants existed before and disappeared for ~60 years.

lotsofpulp6mo ago

That automation was nowhere near equivalent to today’s automation.

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0 pointsac296mo ago0 comments

They are talking about automating the serving process, not the cooking process.

Specifically, you can read about Automats, which were basically early vending machines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automat

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lotsofpulp6mo ago

I don’t understand how this could materially reduce costs compared to current restaurants where you order on the screen and pick up your tray at the counter when your name/number is called.

pydry6mo ago

They dont. Theyre equivalent to those on screen menus that have been around since ~2015.

The point is that the automation of the customer service part of restaurants existed before and disappeared for ~60 years.

lotsofpulp6mo ago

That automation was nowhere near equivalent to today’s automation.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse