Steve Ells, Chipotle founder: ‘The public doesn’t like to see technology nearby when they’re trying to eat’

Steve Ells, Chipotle founder: ‘The public doesn’t like to see technology nearby when they’re trying to eat’

Although before, the first time many middle-class individuals encountered a robot was in their kitchen (via their Thermomix, perhaps) it seems that in the era of AI, Alexa, self-driving cars and tech feudalism, the last thing that New Yorkers want when they dine outside the home is to see a big iron arm frying up their lunch. Such was the lesson learned by multi-millionaire Steve Ells, 59, who revolutionized the restaurant business more than 30 …