McDonald’s Tests Robot Fryers and Voice-Activated Drive-Throughs

Возможно, скоро роботы будут принимать заказы, жарить картошечку и переворачивать бургеры в Макдоналдсе😱 Может, это и к лучшему, вчера мы минут 10 объясняли свой заказ в мак-авто и в итоге недополучили 2 бургера 😒 а вот и статья:

The company is testing voice-recognition software at a drive-through in suburban Chicago. Inside the restaurant, a robot also tosses chicken, fish and fries into vats of oil. Both technologies are meant to shorten customer wait times that executives acknowledge have grown in recent years.

Mason Smoot, a McDonald’s senior vice president overseeing key innovations, said in an interview that the voice-activated drive-through and robotic fryer will be tested at more restaurants soon. He and other executives wouldn’t say what those investments will cost the company or its franchisees. Some franchisees have already balked at the cost of other restaurant refurbishments and operational changes.

Competitors also are investing in technology. Domino’s Pizza Inc. last year began testing voice recognition to take orders over the phone. Other chains are testing self-operating ovens and dishwashers, along with robots that flip burgers and perform other rote tasks

new words:
🍔voice-recognition — распознавание голоса
🍔drive-through — (здесь) мак-авто
🍔toss — подкидывать
🍔vat — чан, бак
🍔executive — руководитель
🍔refurbishment — восстановление
🍔rote — механический

https://www.wsj.com/articles/mcdonalds-tests-robot-fryers-and-voice-activated-drive-throughs-11561060920