NYC Fast Food Restaurant Pays $25/hr Alongside Robot Cook - A Model for Automation and Good Jobs?

Kernel fast-food restaurant in NYC pays workers $25/hr with benefits but they work alongside a robot arm named "El Capitan" that cooks the food.

Kernel has 100% employee retention rate since opening a month ago; automation creates better work environment.

Trend of robots in retail spaces is growing; seen as way to increase sales, volume, streamline service.

Automation reallocates labor to more value-added tasks, benefits customers and employees.

Scaling automation will be a challenge; adapting tech to existing spaces difficult, but Kernel tweaks robot to improve employee experience.