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The article touches upon automation, but doesn't make clear how the Big Macs are made. I'm assuming they are made as usual then placed in the machine. So there
by city41 10y ago
The article touches upon automation, but doesn't make clear how the Big Macs are made. I'm assuming they are made as usual then placed in the machine.
So there isn't too much of interest here. This is really a marketing campaign and not progress on automation.
- azdle 10y agoThe article does mention it: > And even the newest technology often requires some degree of human interaction. For instance, burgers may pop out of the Boston McDonald’s machine unassisted next week, but they’ll be loaded into it by actual people. For now, at least. So, yeah, nothing actually interesting here, just a marketing stunt.
- city41 10y agoAh thanks, I missed that.
- DrScump 10y agoThey would have to be preassembled, and warmed (hence the limited hours of operation). Toasting four bread surfaces for each alone would be energy prohibitive.
- city41 10y ago> Toasting four bread surfaces for each alone would be energy prohibitive Sure, but this could have just been an experiment in automation. They wouldn't necessarily release a device like this to the market, but it could be a prototype they learn from.