In this episode we interview Bill Gu Founder of UsRoboTech. What I really enjoyed about this interview was learning about how robots are actually being used in the hospitality industry today. I actually had the opportunity to see Bill’s robots in a restaurant and I had my food delivered by one. The future is here …
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Will Minimum Wage Increases Accelerate the Robot Invasion?
There’s an interesting article in the Washington Post, “Minimum-wage offensive could speed arrival of robot-powered restaurants”, suggesting that $15/hr minimum wage will accelerate the move to robots in restaurants. It mentions that shedding labor in the restaurant industry isn’t a new phenomenon. According to the article in the late 60’s a McDonald’s would have 70-80 …