Editing Automation (section)

===Food and drink===
{{Main|Automated restaurant}}
[[File:Factory Automation Robotics Palettizing Bread.jpg|thumb|[[KUKA]] [[industrial robot]]s being used at a bakery for food production]]
The food retail industry has started to apply automation to the ordering process; [[McDonald's]] has introduced touch screen ordering and payment systems in many of its restaurants, reducing the need for as many cashier employees.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.itbusiness.ca/blog/mcdonalds-automation-a-sign-of-declining-service-sector-employment/20398|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130919201318/http://www.itbusiness.ca/blog/mcdonalds-automation-a-sign-of-declining-service-sector-employment/20398|archive-date=19 September 2013|title=McDonald's automation a sign of declining service sector employment |work=IT Business|date=19 September 2013}}</ref> [[The University of Texas at Austin]] has introduced fully automated cafe retail locations.<ref>[http://singularityhub.com/2012/05/09/automation-comes-to-the-coffeehouse-with-robotic-baristas/ Automation Comes To The Coffeehouse With Robotic Baristas]. Singularity Hub. Retrieved on 12 July 2013.</ref> Some cafes and restaurants have utilized mobile and tablet "[[Mobile app|apps]]" to make the ordering process more efficient by customers ordering and paying on their device.<ref>[http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Business/New-Pizza-Express-app-lets-diners-pay-bill-using-iPhone New Pizza Express app lets diners pay bill using iPhone]. Bighospitality.co.uk. Retrieved on 12 July 2013.</ref> Some restaurants have automated food delivery to tables of customers using a [[Conveyor belt sushi|conveyor belt system]]. The use of [[robots]] is sometimes employed to replace [[waiting staff]].<ref>[https://techcrunch.com/2010/03/12/wheelie-toshibas-new-robot-is-cute-autonomous-and-maybe-even-useful-video/ Wheelie: Toshiba's new robot is cute, autonomous and maybe even useful (video)]. TechCrunch (12 March 2010). Retrieved on 12 July 2013.</ref>