Robots in Restaurants
In a day and age where technology
is advancing at an exponential rate, hearing about new advancements like
self-driving cars or 3D printing is commonplace. Robotics has been making its
way into consumers’ everyday lives. Now, a small startup in the Silicon Valley
is introducing the world to robotics in restaurants.
Zume Pizza in California is a
startup pizza company that is interrupting the food service business and
introducing the world to food-tech firms. Zume Pizza uses machines and robots
to send pizza dough down a conveyer belt, add sauce, spread it, and place the
pizza in the oven. They will soon be adding robots to make the dough, add
toppings, take the pizzas out of the oven, and slice them for delivery. The
firm has even spoke about delivery trucks that make and cook the order while
en-route.
The goal of adding robots to do
boring, repetitive jobs is to eliminate costs and allow human employees to do
more meaningful and valuable tasks. By cutting out interaction between
employees and machines it also decreases injury risk. Robots will also be able
to control quality and consistency measures. Although there are numerous pros
to robots in restaurants, it may eliminate the number of people employed in the
restaurant business. Robots also do not yet possess the capability to use
judgement to make quick decisions or have the complex skillset to make dishes
in certain restaurants. Only time will tell how successful robots will be in
restaurants. What are your feelings about this major change to the restaurant
business?
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