Amazon will be trialing its first cashier-less store early next year. Many large supermarkets already have self-service check-outs, MacDonalds, KFC (that I know of) already have self-service order/paymentt systems, soon driverless vehicles will be the norm, I doubt they’ll even bother with a robot receptionist, even one of those android Japanese types.
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“Inside the Japanese Hotel Staffed by Robots “
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpzIQt6l4xY
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This article in the FT does provide a more balanced view mentioning some companies reversing or refusing automation:
”Amazon’s no-checkout store threatens death of the cashier”
Amazon will be trialing its first cashier-less store early next year. Many large supermarkets already have self-service check-outs, MacDonalds, KFC (that I know of) already have self-service order/paymentt systems, soon driverless vehicles will be the norm, I doubt they’ll even bother with a robot receptionist, even one of those android Japanese types.
.
“Inside the Japanese Hotel Staffed by Robots “
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpzIQt6l4xY
.
This article in the FT does provide a more balanced view mentioning some companies reversing or refusing automation:
”Amazon’s no-checkout store threatens death of the cashier”
.
https://www.ft.com/content/e89f5c3e-bd55-11e6-8b45-b8b81dd5d080