When Hu Shaosong saw robotic waiters serving food in China last fall, he knew exactly what he wanted for his restaurant in the Dutch beachside town of Renesse. He just didn't have a clue how useful they would prove.
The coronavirus pandemic has turned a whimsical idea nto perhaps a window into a dystopian future where a human touch may make people cringe with fear, and a waiter clearing the table sends a
customer tense with stress — only to be relieved by a soothing brush with plastic.
Now, his two shiny white-and-red robots glide across he dining area's floor where, once the restaurant reopens, they will be serving Chinese and Indonesian specialties like Babi Pangang and Char Siu at 15.5 euros (17 U.S. dollars) each.
"Hello and welcome" the robots say — in a voice best described as pre-programmed.
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Robots work at Chinese restaurant in the Netherlands - CGTN
The coronavirus pandemic has turned a whimsical idea nto perhaps a window into a dystopian future where a human touch may make people cringe with fear, and a waiter clearing the table sends a
customer tense with stress — only to be relieved by a soothing brush with plastic.
Now, his two shiny white-and-red robots glide across he dining area's floor where, once the restaurant reopens, they will be serving Chinese and Indonesian specialties like Babi Pangang and Char Siu at 15.5 euros (17 U.S. dollars) each.
"Hello and welcome" the robots say — in a voice best described as pre-programmed.
Read more:
Robots work at Chinese restaurant in the Netherlands - CGTN
