Hamburger-making machine churns out custom burgers at industrial speeds
That's correct - a machine is being developed to put fast food workers out of a job.
According to Momentum Machines, making burgers costs US$9 billion a year in wages in the United States alone. The company points out that a machine that could make burgers with minimum human intervention would not only provide huge savings in labor costs, but would also reduce preparation space with a burger kitchen replaced by a much smaller and cheaper stainless-steel box.
This self-contained, automatic device sees raw ingredients go in one end and the completed custom-made burgers come out the other at the rate of up to 400 per hour. The machine stamps out the patties, uses what the company says are "gourmet cooking techniques never before used in a fast food restaurant, applies the toppings (which are cut only after ordering to ensure freshness), and even bags the burgers.
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As a bonus, this machine is guaranteed not to lick the ingredients.