FULLY AUTOMATED LUXURY SPACE
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There is a kiosk in the café that I often visit. A notice detailed instructions to place all orders in the kiosks. The problem is that the transaction takes longer after being replaced by a kiosk. Ordering, which was supposed to be simpler, has become more complicated, with marketing elements sandwiched between menu choices. In addition, people unfamiliar with the machines take ten minutes to place an order that would take one minute. It is not uncommon for a kiosk to breakdown or have buffering issues.
Of course, technology isnʼt easy. Jeff Bezos, who recently returned from space travel, opened Amazon Go in 2016, claiming it to be a completely unmanned store. In Amazon Go, cameras (40 AI cameras and 150 weight sensors were mobilised). This is technology on a scale regular stores cannot afford, but it will continue advance and the price will presumably decrease. In other words, fully automated stores are not far off in the future. This is good news for business owners who say they will go bankrupt because of the rise in the minimum wage. It is because they have employees who don’t complain and don’t have to pay money.
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