The Future of restaurants
A fully automated cashier just took my money and returned my change correctly. Is this the future of things to come? It is unnerving! I just had my supper at this Indian restaurant. The waiter gave me an itemized bill with a bar code at the bottom and asked me to pay at the cashier. Looked towards the direction he pointed and could only see a cash register. He smiled and nodded his head to nudge me towards the cash register. Place the bill at the location indicated on the cash register. Insert a $50 note into a slot just like an ATM machine, prompto dispensed my change correctly. Only disappointment, no verbal acknowledgement of "Thank You and Please Come Back Again"! Is this the first glimpse of the future? Other restaurants already make you input your order into their electronic gadgets. This Chinese restaurant has tablet under every dining table for you to order your meal. Very soon, restaurants will be void of staff. In 2076, this will be common place. Be...