McDonald's CEO: robots won't replace workers despite tech opportunities

Steve Easterbrook's comments came days after one of the fast-food giant's former US CEOs suggested that a higher minimum wage could lead to using robots

McRobots are not coming to a McDonald's near you just yet, according to Steve Easterbrook, the company's chief executive officer.

His comments came two days after one of the fast-food giant's former US chief executives suggested that a minimum wage of $15 an hour could lead to McDonald's replacing its workers with robots. Easterbrook was speaking at the company's annual shareholders' meeting when he said that technology is not likely to lead to "job elimination" at McDonald's.