美國機器漢堡店將開業 1小時可製作400個漢堡!

Robots that slice, grill, assemble and bag 400 burgers in one hour are set to invade California.

一款可以在1個小時內自動切、烤、組合、包裝400個漢堡的機器人將要引入到加利福尼亞州。

Momentum Machines unveiled its autonomous grill master in 2012 and recently announced it will be opening a robot-powered burger bar in San Francisco's South of Market.

美國動力機器公司早在2012年就推出了能做漢堡的機器，近日又宣佈其機器漢堡店即將登陸舊金山南部市場。

Although this machine can do the work of three humans, the startup is still hiring people to perform other tasks such as payroll and taking out the garbage.

儘管這臺機器人可以做三個人的工作任務，但在初期仍然需要員工來幫忙處理客戶訂單或者清理垃圾等。

With the minimum wage increasing in parts of the US, the idea of hiring a staff of robots may be a way to combat costs.

美國部分地區的最低工資標準已開始上漲，那麼用機器人替代員工將能降低成本。

Former McDonald's USA CEO Ed Rensi has said it would be cheaper to hire robots to replace the company's staff than to pay them the $15 minimum wage.

美國麥當勞前任CEO愛德華·倫西表示，僱傭機器人來代替需要支付15美元的員工，這要划算的多。

It's cheaper to buy a $35,000 robotic arm than it is to hire an employee who's inefficient making $15 an hour bagging french fries,' Rensi told Fox Business. He added that the demand to raise wages is 'going to cause a job loss across this country.'

倫西在接受《福布斯商業》的採訪時說道：“購買價值35000美元的機器人比付給效率低的員工每小時15美元去炸薯條要實惠得多。”此外他補充說道，提高工資的要求“將會導致美國更多人失業。”

And Momentum Machines just might be the spark that ignites the rise of the machines in the US fast food industry. News of the robot-run restaurant spread after a job posting on Craigslist surfaced last month, which gives the public a glimpse into how the startup's futuristic eatery might operate once it is open to the public.

動力機器公司將引領機器人在美國快餐行業大規模使用的新潮流。自從上個月Craigslist網站上發佈招聘信息之後，機器人漢堡店這一新聞就傳開。一旦其正式開業，公衆就有機會一睹這家公司的未來主義餐廳如何運作的了。