Smoothie-Making Robot Asks To Be Tipped
A new smoothie-swinging robot is bringing the Metreon into the Age of Ultron, but oddly, the Stepford smoothie robot asks to be tipped for its services.
The gimmicky fad of getting your food or drink served by a robot has often fascinated San Franciscans, even if the popular launches of these machines does not always equate to long-term success. You’ll totally recall the little delivery robots in 2017 from now-defunct delivery service Eat24, robot butlers at fancy condos, and the robot security guards that knock over toddlers. Perhaps the most curious of these was the CafeX robot coffee shops, because they still charged the Healthy SF surcharge, despite being robots that do not need healthcare.
Another new San Francisco robot has arrived at the Metreon, and it is also asking for employment benefits. SFGate reports that a smoothie-making robot is at the Metreon, though, counterintuitively, this very much not-human smoothie-maker still asks for a tip.
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