Chinese restaurant has robots as waitresses !

A new restaurant has opened
in Shandong province of China which has robots as waitresses. The Dalu Robot
Restaurant, in Jinan, has six robot waitresses and can cater to up to 100
diners. The website Orange reported that the restaurant’s 21 tables are set in
circles and the robots follow a fixed route to serve diners in rotation. After
serving, the robots return to the kitchen to refill their carts for the next
round. Restaurant spokeswoman Wang Xianwei said all of the waiting on tables is
done by robots. However, the food is prepared by humans, and people are also
employed to welcome customers.

(Source : The Economic
Times, dated 11-12-2010)

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