When I was at secondary school, prevailing wisdom had it that by the time I was ready to enter the job market there would be no jobs because robots would be doing most tasks. All that we humans would need to do was open our gobs occasionally so that our robo-slaves could drop in the peeled grapes.
Needless to say, things haven’t quite turned out like that. The short-lived Yo Sushi in Edinburgh briefly employed a waiter robot to serve drinks. It didn’t last long on account of the fact that it usually broke down long before parched customers got their drinks.
All that could be about to change. Follow this link to the Big Hospitality website where you can watch a clip of Japanese robo-chefs doing most of the tasks expected of a commis chef. Except perhaps the time honoured role of being the butt of all the kitchen’s pranks.
