Robot-made coffee and burgers in San Francisco? How automation is affecting jobs


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  • Wednesday, 20 Feb 2019

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 12: A robotic barista at Cafe X makes coffee drinks on February 12, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Cafe X is one of several food service companies that are using robots to serve food and beverages. Cafe X has a robot in each of its three downtown San Francisco locations that can make three coffee drinks in 40 seconds. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Nobody’s perfect, not even robots. 

So at some Bay Area businesses where automation is front and centre, robots still need a helping human hand or two to make sure everything is OK. 

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