Chinese Restaurant Features Cycling Robotic Waiters and Friendly Robotic Receptionists
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[QUOTE]The strangely named Dalu Rebot Restaurant, in the northeastern Chinese city of Jinan, is a 100-seat hotpot restaurant with a very peculiar staffing choice: It features two robot receptionists and six robot waiters who wheel around drinks and food on large indoor pedal-driven carts.
The restaurant, which opened earlier this week, has a circular seating design with a track placed around the perimeter of the seating area. Even though the robot waiters have a built-in security system so they don't run over people standing in front of them, the track seems like a smart way to avoid marauding cycle-bots crashing into steaming-hot hotpots while trying to deliver drinks. Hotpot, too, is probably a smart move, since there's not a whole lot for a waiter to do besides bring drinks and accoutrements.
The Shandong Dalu Science and Technology Company is behind the robotic waiter initiative, ultimately hoping to have a staff of 40 robots. At the moment, the restaurant retains several token "organic" staff, who, you know, cook the food and stuff, but since the robotic angle is getting lots of attention, why not play it up?
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Source: [url]http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-12/chinese-restaurant-features-cycling-robotic-waiters-and-friendly-robotic-receptionists[/url]
Dunno if this is weird or cool.
I like the idea of robot cyclists though.
What the fuck, Japan? This is meant to be your job.
If McDonalds did this robots would instantly become shitty and no one would like them anymore.
Not fembots, don't care.
[QUOTE=not_Morph53;26604684]Not fembots, don't care.[/QUOTE]
"I am Fisto. Please assume the position."
[QUOTE=not_Morph53;26604684]Not fembots, don't care.[/QUOTE]
These robots serve food, not blow jobs.
Please go to the robot brothel next door for those services.
Oh god, what if they made them with the same mentality of Liberty Prime, but replacing it with communism? :ohdear:
Fucking robots are taking our Jobs!
[QUOTE=BANNED USER;26606207]Fucking robots are taking our Jobs![/QUOTE]
How the hell am I supposed to find work as a cycling Chinese waiter now?!
Aww it's on a track. I expected some coloring on the floor that they'd see with a camera, that humans wouldn't be able to pick up because of how close it would be to the floors color.
Still neat though.
one step further to complete job automation
[QUOTE=Shustriy;26606150]Oh god, what if they made them with the same mentality of Liberty Prime, but replacing it with communism? :ohdear:[/QUOTE]
They would give everyone a small drink then head to the back office and have a party with the managers.
China is the last country that needs robots filling in for it's workforce.
[QUOTE=smurfy;26604230]What the fuck, [b]Japan[/b]? This is meant to be your job.[/QUOTE]
It's China. :v:
[QUOTE=Janus Vesta;26613382]China is the last country that needs robots filling in for it's workforce.[/QUOTE]
why? if its communist then the workers dont need jobs so taking away jobs allows the workers to have more free time
So, if I reach over and snag a free drink off the tray as it drives by, will it stop and demand I pay for it?
[QUOTE=imasillypiggy;26613451]why? if its communist then the workers dont need jobs so taking away jobs allows the workers to have more free time[/QUOTE]
And less money :downs:
[QUOTE=imasillypiggy;26613451]why? if its communist then the workers dont need jobs so taking away jobs allows the workers to have more free time[/QUOTE]
China isnt communist in contrast to popular belief...they only "pretend" to be communist (and in name), but they're mostly based of a capitalist system now.
They are a dictatorship though.
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