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posted by cmn32480 on Thursday September 14 2017, @02:23PM   Printer-friendly
from the how-many-hours-@-$15 dept.

Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd

The kitchen assistant, known as 'Flippy', was designed by a startup called Miso Robotics which specializes in "technology that assists and empowers chefs to make food consistently and perfectly, at prices everyone can afford."

[...] Flippy uses feedback-loops that reinforce its good behavior so it gets better with each flip of the burger. Unlike an assembly line robot that needs to have everything positioned in an exact ordered pattern, Flippy's machine learning algorithms allow it to pick uncooked burgers from a stack or flip those already on the grill. Hardware like cameras helps Flippy see and navigate its surroundings while sensors inform the robot when a burger is ready or still raw. Meanwhile, an integrated system that sends orders from the counter back to the kitchen informs Flippy just how many raw burgers it should be prepping.

Flippy in action!

Source: http://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/burger-robot-flipping-meat-0432432/


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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @02:54PM (18 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @02:54PM (#567824)

    True. Here I was hoping for the creepy robot overlord speaking over the headset version of Burger G.

    But that's fine. I, for one, also welcome our burger flipping robot overlords!

    The sociologically interesting thing about all this is that when you order a burger and there isn't one ready to serve you (smoked on grill they called it when I worked fast food), now there isn't somebody at the grill for you to question their education, intelligence, sexual prowess, complexion, or dedication to the art of cooking a burger.

    Humans are a hierarchical, social animal. A human requires somebody else to dominate and denigrate in order to feel good about himself. To go straight to the extreme, the homeless will always be with humanity, because they provide the rest of humanity with something they need: social domination.

    Normally when it's a young person who is being socially dominated, we call it “hazing,” in recognition of its temporary nature. The young person will begin to climb the social hierarchy so that one day when he wants a burger and it may take an additional two or three minutes for one to cook well enough to serve, he will then be able to socially dominate the person at the grill.

    Burger flipping robots flatten this social hierarchy. That's the real danger of automation.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @03:06PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @03:06PM (#567830)

    Well except for all the new homeless people, yes it flattens the social hierarchy but not in a good way

  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by pTamok on Thursday September 14 2017, @03:31PM (8 children)

    by pTamok (3042) on Thursday September 14 2017, @03:31PM (#567846)

    A human requires somebody else to dominate and denigrate in order to feel good about himself. [Citation needed]

    Perhaps some people feel they need that. I'd say such people need treatment.

    • (Score: 2) by bzipitidoo on Thursday September 14 2017, @04:03PM (4 children)

      by bzipitidoo (4388) on Thursday September 14 2017, @04:03PM (#567864) Journal

      One thing it's known as is Keeping up with the Joneses.

      Not everyone plays that game, but plenty do.

      • (Score: 1) by AssCork on Thursday September 14 2017, @05:16PM (3 children)

        by AssCork (6255) on Thursday September 14 2017, @05:16PM (#567945) Journal

        One thing it's known as is Keeping up with the Jones's. Everyone plays that game, but not all of them know it.

        Fixed that for you. When it comes to social order, we *all* play.

        --
        Just popped-out of a tight spot. Came out mostly clean, too.
        • (Score: 3, Insightful) by mcgrew on Thursday September 14 2017, @06:48PM (2 children)

          by mcgrew (701) <publish@mcgrewbooks.com> on Thursday September 14 2017, @06:48PM (#568000) Homepage Journal

          Bullshit, undiluted by fact. I don't judge people by what they own. BTW, an apostrophe does NOT show plural, it's either a contraction or a possessive. The possessive would be Jones', the plural is Jonses. Your lack of basic written English skills explains your OPINION of what "everyone" thinks.

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          • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @07:53PM

            by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @07:53PM (#568046)

            Don't mind Mcgew, even the martian whores wouldn't sleep with him so he's just cranky ;)

            but yes, not everyone does the materialistic dance. Some choose the less flashy "walk" and focus on enjoying the other parts of life!

          • (Score: 2, Touché) by AssCork on Thursday September 21 2017, @01:07PM

            by AssCork (6255) on Thursday September 21 2017, @01:07PM (#571130) Journal

            Bullshit, undiluted by fact.

            Your opinion. Thanks for sharing

            I don't judge people by what they own.

            I call bullshit. Everyone does this. Examples; A politician owns a twitter account. A parent discovers a g-string while doing their daughter's laundry. Someone owns a confederate flag

            an apostrophe does NOT show plural, it's either a contraction or a possessive. The possessive would be Jones', the plural is Jonses.

            Either there's a minimum requirement for a post's length, or you're really wrapped around the axle when it comes to quotation.
            If it's the former, life must be unbearably difficult if such "micro-transgressions" "trigger" "you*"
            However, if it's the latter - I apologize. I, too, at one point, coded in several languages that were quite unforgiving. How's the "webmaster" path treating you?

            Your lack of basic written English skills explains your OPINION of what "everyone" thinks.

            Ad hom. Here's a list [cn.edu], keep up the good work, refine those skills. It's a art, after all

            ProTIP: Try not to jump to ad hominem too early, or in short posts such as yourself. It's much easier to troll someone with the improper placement of punctuation (or lack thereof)

            * = Apologies in advance if I have used the incorrect pronoun/noun to indicate your personage.

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    • (Score: 3, Funny) by maxwell demon on Thursday September 14 2017, @04:10PM

      by maxwell demon (1608) on Thursday September 14 2017, @04:10PM (#567868) Journal

      So you are dominating and denigrating those people by declaring that they need treatment? :-)

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      The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @05:29PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @05:29PM (#567954)

      Seems to be the general trend in US - they become more alien by the day.
      Looks like they are indocrinated in the idea of "competition is the only thing that matters" and, if the economy is down, they need to start competing in other ways. Just consider TMB and khallow.

      Even Runaway is mellower: probably his childhood/teenage era had only the "self-reliance is the only key that matters" mantra.

      • (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday September 14 2017, @06:49PM

        by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday September 14 2017, @06:49PM (#568002) Journal

        Seems to be the general trend in US - they become more alien by the day. Looks like they are indocrinated in the idea of "competition is the only thing that matters" and, if the economy is down, they need to start competing in other ways. Just consider TMB and khallow.

        If you really want to find an example of human dominance displays on SN, just look at your post. Anonymous libel of people you don't like is a classic human dominance play.

        "Competition is the only thing that matters" is a pure straw man. Just because we remark on the fact that failing to compete at a variety of levels has grave consequences doesn't mean that TMB and I think it is the only thing that matters.

        And dominance is not the only strategy for successful competition. There are several times in the past of Earth where being a large, strong animal was a death sentence. For example, I've heard that we don't know of any animal over 40 kg which survived the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event. Economically, we see that all the time with old companies routinely dying of their flaws while younger, smaller, more nimble companies replace them.

  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday September 14 2017, @04:13PM (7 children)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Thursday September 14 2017, @04:13PM (#567874) Journal

    What the fuck. No, not everyone has a need for social domination. What, did your mother not hug you enough or something?

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    I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
    • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @04:37PM (5 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @04:37PM (#567907)

      Ha. This is Timmy. Two days ago you ordered me to go sit in the corner.
      https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=21512&page=1&cid=566655#commentwrap [soylentnews.org]

      • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @05:23PM (2 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @05:23PM (#567952)

        That is called discipline not domination. It is easy for the child mind to confuse the two.

        • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @06:09PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @06:09PM (#567978)

          you're not the boss of me!!

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @08:55PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @08:55PM (#568080)

          Yes, because you can discipline that which you have no dominion over. By the way, how's that whole North Korea thing going?

      • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday September 14 2017, @06:29PM (1 child)

        by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Thursday September 14 2017, @06:29PM (#567987) Journal

        Yeah that's not domination. That's "douse your head in water and repent." Believe me, you are doing a fine job of lowering your own perceived social cachet in here without me adding to it...

        --
        I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
        • (Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @08:58PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @08:58PM (#568081)

          It's not domination when I do it!

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @05:19PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @05:19PM (#567949)

      Hey, I didn't say I approved of it. I'm just making an observation about how the technological species on this planet behaves.

      I wish I knew what to do about it. More hugs would probably help.