05-10-2016 08:49 via news.yahoo.com

Even with rising wages, robot revolution skips restaurants

By Lisa Baertlein and Peter Henderson LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Clamshell grills are making burger flipping obsolete at McDonald’s, Johnny Rockets and other burger chains. Digital kiosks, tabletop tablets and mobile phones are taking orders at eateries like Panera, Chili’s Grill & Bar and Domino’s. And at Silicon Valley start-up Zume, robots are being programmed to take over pizza assembly. In spite of improvements in technology, minimum wage hikes between 2000
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