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Automatic Hamburger Machine - 50 Years Ahead of Its Time!
Automated Foodservice
A circa-1964 film showing AMF's AMFare system, which ordered, cooked and packaged hamburgers, fries, shakes and more automatically for a pilot fast-food operation.
HN cites it as historical precedent in threads about restaurant robots and automation, noting it worked but was not cost-effective.
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