Tag: robots
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I visited a robot sushi bar
I don’t make it out to Stonestown Galleria — the mall on the west side of the city — very often these days. But when I do shop at Stonestown I’m always surprised at how much it’s changed since I lived out there. Gone are the Macy’s and Nordstrom, now there’s a Target and a…
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The Echo Park Time Travel Mart
After spending the morning gorging myself on a food tour, I plopped my bloated ass down on a bus seat for a ride to the Echo Park neighborhood so I could visit a store aimed at time travelers. The Echo Park Time Travel Mart sells items for a variety of time traveling use cases, such…
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Robot barista cafe expands to second location
A while back I visited Cafe X in San Francisco’s Metreon only to find its robot barista charged me for health care. I thought for sure the novelty would wear off quickly, but it seems every time I’m at the Metreon there’s still a bunch of people gawking at the robot arm shuffling cups around.…
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A robot barista charged me for health care
Robots are handling food everywhere these days. Whether delivering falafel or attempting to scoop ice cream, there’s no escape from food robots in the Bay Area. All of which is fine with me: I, for one, welcome our new robot food service overlords. What I’m not fine with, however, are spurious surcharges. So imagine my…
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A robot served ice cream at Bi-Rite Creamery
Yesterday just before 7 PM I got an unexpected series of texts from a friend: I got ice cream from a robotI’m at 18th and Dolores. There’s a robot hereBi-Rite Creamery Intrigued, I texted back letting her know I was on the way; what sort of maniac could say no to watching a robot serve…
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Public notice: Beware of robots
The other day I noticed an inconspicuous flyer attached to a phone pole at 16th and Valencia. Upon further examination, this notice combines seemingly every stereotype about San Francisco circa 2017. Here’s the full text of the notice: NOTICE OF OPERATION From 5/23 to 6/5 automated delivery carts will be used at this location for…
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Poorly Drawn Robots In Space
Yes, I had to resort to taking these screenshots with my phone. Recently I started poking around an old hard drive I found and uncovered a treasure trove of old selfies, homework, and even a diary listing the first time I ever kissed a girl (January 13th 2000.) Among other historic artifacts was a game…
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