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An Army of Robot Baristas Could Mean the End of Starbucks as We Know It
“Starbucks’ 95,000 baristas have a competitor. It doesn’t need sleep. It’s precise in a way that a human could never be. It requires no training. It can’t quit. It has memorized every one of its customers’ orders. There’s never a line for its perfectly turned-out drinks. It doesn’t require health insurance.”
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Would this sort of "progress" be economically feasible if those 95,000 baristas could simply serve coffe on their own, minus the massive cost of meeting government regulations in food service, etc.?
Just a thought.