{"id":181790,"date":"2010-01-14T16:59:10","date_gmt":"2010-01-14T21:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/robo-cafe-restaurant-robot-waiters\/13870\/"},"modified":"2010-01-14T16:59:10","modified_gmt":"2010-01-14T21:59:10","slug":"robo-cafe-robot-waiters-make-a-restaurant-a-one-man-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/181790","title":{"rendered":"Robo Cafe: robot waiters make a restaurant a one-man operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/robo-cafe-restaurant-robot-waiters-10.JPG\" alt=\"The Robo Cafe's waiter-bots\"><\/p>\n<p>Back in the 70s, the robots were coming for our crappy manufacturing jobs. Now, it seems, they&#8217;re coming for our crappy table service jobs. Korean company ITM Technology has developed a restaurant concept around a cute little robot that fulfills the role of a waiter &#8211; it takes orders from customers, either verbally or through a touch screen, then relays them to the kitchen, and brings the food out when it&#8217;s ready. Robo Cafe eliminates ordering errors, reduces staffing costs dramatically for restaurant owners, and even brings the boss all the tips. It&#8217;s probably not going to be nearly as interesting to Tiger Woods, though&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/kitchen\/\" rel=\"tag\">Kitchen<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/robot\/\" rel=\"tag\">Robot<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/robotics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Robotics<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/touch+screen\/\" rel=\"tag\">Touch Screen<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/6965\/\">The Cafe Scientifique Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/3353\/\">RoboGarage produces natural humanoid movement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/the-care-o-bot-3--always-at-your-service\/9628\/\">The Care-O-bot 3  &#8211; always at your service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/kitchen-cleaning-readybot-robot\/8913\/\">Kitchen cleaning Readybot Robot Challenge <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/3099\/\">Cats Allowed, but No Dogs <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/segas-eternal-maiden-actualization\/9496\/\">Sega gives new robot the feminine touch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/WEPHySVL49AHRs6LXa6ix75M8F0\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/WEPHySVL49AHRs6LXa6ix75M8F0\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/WEPHySVL49AHRs6LXa6ix75M8F0\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/WEPHySVL49AHRs6LXa6ix75M8F0\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=FEpmXqNQ2dI:2mkN2osfNTM:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=FEpmXqNQ2dI:2mkN2osfNTM:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=FEpmXqNQ2dI:2mkN2osfNTM:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=FEpmXqNQ2dI:2mkN2osfNTM:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=FEpmXqNQ2dI:2mkN2osfNTM:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=FEpmXqNQ2dI:2mkN2osfNTM:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=FEpmXqNQ2dI:2mkN2osfNTM:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/FEpmXqNQ2dI\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in the 70s, the robots were coming for our crappy manufacturing jobs. 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