Robots could replace workers in new S.F. burger joint Arobotics startup plansto launch its burger-making restaurant in the SoMa neighborhood, according to an employment ad posted on Craigslist. In 2012, the company Momentum Machines introduced its device that cooks 400 hamburgers in an hour and basically could replace several cooks.(Tech Insider)
I'd much prefer to see robots consume stuff, rather than making it. We could create specialized robots with preferred tastes. Just line them up and feed them. We just need to figure out a way to get them to pay for it.
Technically there never was a need for humans. Most of the animals and plants were doing just fine before us.
Pizza making robots are coming for Dominos. Labor cost is too expensive now. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-06-24/pizza-making-robots-are-coming-for-domino-s
I highly recommend the book "The Inevitable" for anyone who's interested in what the future may hold in terms of artificial intelligence, robotics, and a bunch of other topics.