Robots Serve Nostalgia While Humans Clock Out Forever
Welcome to the near future of dining, where robots deliver your popcorn and AI reads your mood before you even say 'siri-ously?'. Elon Musk's Tesla Diner ushers in the era of 'retro-futuristic' eateries combining 'Mad Max' grit with midcentury pleather, as designer Alexis Readinger puts it, creating a sort of 'techno-apocalyptic shadow' vibe. Meanwhile, fast food is automating faster than you can say 'autocado', with warehouses of avocado-cutting bots and cashierless checkouts. JP Lacroix warns, 'Fast casual... will definitely optimize,' so prepare for your birthday cake order judged by a sensor. At least chef bots might one day 3D print our dinner, if cost efficiency ever catches up.
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The future of dining looks like someone smashed a 1950s diner with a robot factory and called it nostalgic. Humans, prepare to be out-pleather-bench-ed by machines that know your mood better than your mom.
Soon, robots will not only take your order but judge your life choices based on your appetizer selection. Because nothing says progress like existential crisis served with fries.
If you miss talking to humans while ordering, don’t worry! Your new robot waiter will perfectly simulate confusion and delay. Progress, am I right?
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/10/2025 | Author: Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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