Automated AI restaurant opens in California

while the robots have arrived at least in Pasadena California that's where the world's first ever fully autonomous AI powerered restaurant has opened complete with Burger flipping Bots we sent CVS's Joy benedict on a taste test flippy the Chef makes Spud spectacular this automated Grill gives the meat its Sizzle as this restaurant goes robotic for this burger it will take about 120 seconds Cali Express by flippy is the world's first AI powered eery there's new technology outside the kitchen too a cheeseburger order kiosks use facial recognition to remember you your favorite food and how you like to pay then watch the robots work no humans required we can't get enough people to come out to work on friers and and grills and their dangerous jobs and this uh automation helps solve a lot of those issues want to have someone 62% of restaurants report being underst staffed industry experts say most of those unfilled jobs could be done by robots and in California where the minimum wage for most fast food workers will soon be $20 an hour fewer workers equals cost savings Dan Ives is with wed Bush Securities a wealth management firm once the minimum W went to 20 that's the Bell going off more and more focus on spending on AI because look that's inflationary that's the problem you can't necessarily pass all that to the consumer flippy can cook 250 pounds of french fries an hour the burger bought 100 patties these restaurants are very very busy at peak times and every second that gets added to somebody waiting the drive-thru is is a lost Revenue opportunity for that restaurant is it costing people their jobs that's uh not what we've seen and uh it's really here to to help people humans at C Express will put the Finish ing touches on orders for customers the price of the meals are competitive as for Taste is it going to affect the quality and the taste I would say yes in a good way because now each Burger is being cooked precisely the same way every time time will tell whether AI takes over kitchens everywhere that will be up to the public to chew on Joy Benedict CBS News Pasadena California

Channel: CBS Evening News

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Keywords: California, Artificial Intelligence, Clips, Technology, U.S.

Id: zyUekx9NZ18

Length: 2min 29sec (149 seconds)

Published: Mon Jan 29 2024