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Re:Ask HN: Who is building something that will change the wo... by contingencies on Friday October 04, 2019 @06:09AM (#21156246)
We're creating a network of robotic service locations providing automated, always-available, meaningfully personalized food prepared on demand directly from fresh ingredients, which are automatically restocked by a transparent supply chain.

Of course we want to make money, but we also feel this may (1) enhance humanity's ability to confidently feed rising urban populations, all else being the same (2) reduce food waste (3) reduce single use plastic packaging (4) reduce needless road mileage for millions of grocery trips (5) provide an adaptable distribution channel for seasonal and organic produce that typically doesn't get the mass-distribution of generic mass-produce seen in supermarkets due to non-homogeneity, reduced or non-guaranteed availability.

We could fail at half of these and still be happy. Optimism is part of the game!

Re:Ask HN: Who is building something that will change the wo... by Blakestr on Friday October 04, 2019 @02:00PM (#21160221)
I think this is inevitable and not a bad thing but I wish we were able to talk about this better as a society.

What you are describing is a "transition" to post-scarcity, as everything becomes automated and jobs are eliminated.

And for marketing, you don't call them robots. Call them appliances. Automated Appliances maybe. Robots go berserk and Skynet over the world; appliances just cook your food :)

Re:Ask HN: Who is building something that will change the wo... by contingencies on Friday October 04, 2019 @07:28PM (#21162763)
Robot, n. A machine that doesn't work yet. (Because if it worked you'd name it after what it does, like a dishwasher or a vacuum cleaner).

... via https://github.com/globalcitizen/taoup

We call them 'service locations'.