Can a Machine Build a Better Hamburger?

Hamburger Machine
Hamburger Machine
Hamburger Machine

For all the assembly-line efficiency that the McDonald’s and Burger Kings of this world bring to the process of fast food cookery, they still have to rely on an army of minimum-wage workers to make their hamburgers. At San Francisco’s Momentum Machines, they’re betting on the idea that a machine can build a better burger than a high school sophomore who earns $8.43 an hour. Visit Momentum Machines’ laboratory space, and you come across what appears to be a giant Erector Set. Read the full story at Serious Eats.

About Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.

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