Report: Wendy’s to Roll Out Self-Serve Kiosks by End of 2016

[CharlesDavenport]

Wendy’s fast food restaurant chain says it will begin offering self-serve kiosks at its 6,000-plus locations across America, making them available to costumers by the end of 2016.

The fast food giant’s decision to move toward automation comes just as “Fight for $15”–a progressive protest movement, pushing minimum wage hikes–is applying pressure on state governments to raise wages for low-skilled fast food workers.

Last August, Wendy’s CFO Todd Penegor told investors that mandated wage hikes will cause his company to pursue other innovative avenues that could lead to fewer jobs for low-skill workers.

- from http://www.breitbart.com/big-govern...s-wage-increases-squeeze-fast-food-companies/

This is on the heels of a similar announcement by McDonalds. I'm sure plenty more will follow. Just another example of liberal policies exacerbating the very problem they claim to be fixing. Gee, who benefits from more people on the dole?

 

[Superman]

 

[DBS1970]

This will effect more than just low wage jobs. Think about this, minimum wage jobs are where most young people learn to work. It's where they learn to show up on time. It's where they learn to take directions from a supervisor. It is where they learn the small lessons that future employers want them to have but don't have the time to teach. But once agin unintended consequences are going to bite those that meddle with the marketplace in the ***.

 

[BLITZ]

This will effect more than just low wage jobs. Think about this, minimum wage jobs are where most young people learn to work. It's where they learn to show up on time. It's where they learn to take directions from a supervisor. It is where they learn the small lessons that future employers want them to have but don't have the time to teach. But once agin unintended consequences are going to bite those that meddle with the marketplace in the ***.

couldn't agree more. My 15 yr old just got her 1st job last month. Working at a local movie theatre. For the 1st time she is hearing the importance of being on time, work ethic etc from someone other than her own parents. She makes $8.50 per hour plus free movies. But the lessons she is learning is priceless

 

[SteelChip]

couldn't agree more. My 15 yr old just got her 1st job last month. Working at a local movie theatre. For the 1st time she is hearing the importance of being on time, work ethic etc from someone other than her own parents. She makes $8.50 per hour plus free movies. But the lessons she is learning is priceless

I'll second both of ya, my kids have worked both HS and college jobs all over the place. They did the grocery store, McDonalds, waiting tables, carrying bricks and mortar, helping on my nursery...you name it and they all ended up with good careers thanks in no small part to the lessons they learned. If that's all the further in life that they want to achieve is a min wage job, then they have to face the facts.

Jobs are hard to get but even harder when you aren't willing to work to get them, present yourself as a clean and civil human being and act intelligently.

 

[SteelerFan448]

Pay stations at parking garages are the worst. Not the exact same thing, but the human interaction is better an more efficient. With that said, is this much different than ordering an MTO at Sheetz?

 

[Troglodyte]

I agree that $7.35 (or whatever) an hour isn't much, but how does anyone stay at minimum wage? I see help wanted signs with $10+ starting wages all the time. My second job at age 18 paid $8/hr and that was 1987.

This issue gets treated like people are stuck in minimum wage jobs for years on end. If that's the case, it's probably their own fault for quitting or getting fired year after year and needing to start over.

 

[Spike]

as long as they keep that Wendy's girl

 

[Tibs]

We will slowly but surely see the elimination of humans from the service & manufacturing industries. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing.

Japanese Robot Serves Coffee

 

[Tibs]

A restaurant with no waiters or waitresses

 

[Tibs]

Awesome fully Automated BMW Car Factory

 

[Tim Steelersfan]

We will slowly but surely see the elimination of humans from the service & manufacturing industries. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing.

Japanese Robot Serves Coffee

In my daily job, I am helping service companies build these very capabilities. Hotel rooms that talk to you and you talk back to the room. Rooms where you put your tray in the hallway and staff are signaled automatically that it is there to be picked up. We are building robot concierges for hotels - already in place and working in some locations.

It's a reality now.

The stupid increase in minimum wage is just fueling these developments and making companies work faster to adopt them.

 

[Tim Steelersfan]

Awesome fully Automated BMW Car Factory

You're welcome.

 

[SCSteeler4life]

Awesome fully Automated BMW Car Factory

I work in that plant ( I'm a ESA) we have over 10000 people including contractors. Those robots you see I work on those.

 

[ark steel]

I work in that plant ( I'm a ESA) we have over 10000 people including contractors. Thos robots you see I work on those.

Doesn't sound like unskilled labor.

 

[MT~Forged]

I remember a place to eat in Japan, all the food was cooked on site and yup bought it from a HUGE vending machine.

 

[scstillerfan]

Take a look at Sheetz and Spinx convenience stores. They've been using self-serve food kiosks for a while now.

 

[Spike]

Japan is way ahead of us in many ways

Japanese sex dolls are now so life-like they're being mistaken for the real thing

Walking, talking, living dolls are the latest sex industry hit

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/japanese-sex-dolls-now-life-like-4040718



REAL WOMAN OR SEX DOLL? YOU MAKE THE CALL

Quiz time

 

[Spike]

Power Armor!

Hyundai unveils wearable robot

The robot is like the suit seen in the Hollywood blockbuster " Iron Man ", which one can wear by simply buckling into it, Xinhua news agency reported.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...veils-wearable-robot/articleshow/52249419.cms

 

[DBS1970]

Japan is way ahead of us in many ways

Japanese sex dolls are now so life-like they're being mistaken for the real thing

Walking, talking, living dolls are the latest sex industry hit

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/japanese-sex-dolls-now-life-like-4040718



REAL WOMAN OR SEX DOLL? YOU MAKE THE CALL

Quiz time

I say robot. Easy to tell till it starts bitching about being ignored while I watch the game and not going out enough.

 

[Tibs]

Japan is way ahead of us in many ways. Walking, talking, living dolls are the latest sex industry hit

I'm not sure having sex with a life-like, robotic, latex sex doll is ''way ahead'' of having sex with a living, breathing, flesh & bones lady, but maybe it's just me.

 

[CharlesDavenport]

I think the blonde is a real person.

 

[Spike]

I think the blonde is a real person.

YOU WIN!!!

she's the only one

 

[Booted]

I'm not sure having sex with a life-like, robotic, latex sex doll is ''way ahead'' of having sex with a living, breathing, flesh & bones lady, but maybe it's just me.

Those sex doll robots seem much more life-like than my ex-wife.

 

[MTC]

Those sex doll robots seem much more life-like than my ex-wife.

Oh damn! Lol