Restaurants using robotic cooking systems
As I have been predicting for several years: Robots have been making their way into kitchens nationwide as the technology becomes cheaper and finding workers becomes harder. Source: Robot cooks…
The incredible shrinking product sizes
I’m so old, I remember when our technocratic elite said it would be just 15 days to flatten the curve. And here we are 2 1/2 years later, and that…
Self-inflicted problem: Semiconductor industry can’t find enough electronics engineers
Pay and job security has not been the greatest for some in the EE field. While the global chip shortage shows some signs of subsiding, semiconductor companies are facing another…
“IBM settles age discrimination case that sought top execs’ emails”
Rather than enable damaging email correspondence to become part of the public record, IBM settles age discrimination case that sought top execs’ emails This is not the first time IBM…
Hotels seek to adopt automation, and unbundled services
Hotels look to automate check in, make requests for towels, etc, into an app or text message – generally reduce labor requirements where ever they can. Source: Behind the automation…
International: UK offers visas to grads of top universities
Graduates from the top 50 non-UK universities can apply to come to the UK through a new visa scheme. …. Successful applicants with a bachelor’s or masters will be given…
Chili’s restaurants adding semi-autonomous robots
Have discussed this topic many times in the past – automation is coming to the restaurant industry. Self-order kiosks, self-order apps, self-order tablets at tables, automated food preparation systems, and…
Drone delivery services will be used to conduct close-in surveillance
The intrigue: Walmart and DroneUp will offset the cost of delivery with revenue from other drone-related services, such as insurance inspections, emergency response and construction oversight. For example, a local…
How many people visit ski resorts each year in the U.S.?
Over the last ten years (excluding Covid years) about 10 million people or about 3% of the total US population visited ski resorts (most made multiple visits each season). I…
Automation in fast food delivery: Chipotle
Source: Chipotle staffing back at pre-pandemic levels, company is exploring automation, CEO says As noted here many times in the past, automation is coming to fast food. We’ve seen it…