First, take 6 minutes to watch this scene from Charlie Chaplin's 1936 comedy, 'Modern Times'. The clip shows a factory that is very keen on cutting costs and maximizing its effort.
Therefore, why waste precious time when the workers have lunch? Why not let them eat while they still work, keeping the output high:
(Notice how even the salesman has been replaced)
The above seen is, of course, a joke. But in Denmark a slightly less angry, and perhaps more useful, version of the feeding machine is now being used, as Chaplin's feeding device turns 75.
A nursing home in the city of Maribo has bought six robots to help the residents eat (and to safe money, of course). According to the reporter, the workers at the home are also happy that they can take a break now, while the residents eat. So it's win-win-win (residents can handle the process themselves, $$$, relief for the workers.
You can click on the link below and see the one-armed robots in action. Even if you don't understand the words, you'll get the picture.
TV 2 East: Robots to help with the food
These are modern times, indeed.
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