Some of San Francisco's robot-run restaurants are failing. It could simply be that we still want to be served by humans, not machines.
The tech-centric city has seen an automized restaurant scene in recent years.could be used to fill repetition-heavy positions that require hours of nonstop work — like line cooking — that could then free up human employees to provide higher quality customer service.
It's a trend seen across the country and the world, but San Francisco specifically has been the ideal market for robot and semi-robot restaurant testingThe city's millennial workforce is busy, which makes a quick automated culinary experience appealing. A harshly visible wealth divide, low wages, and a housing crunch also spell a labor shortage in the 7x7 city, a shortage that could be addressed by placing robots into these roles.
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