China's first "robot restaurant complex" managed by robot chefs and waiters

In wake of COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed lakhs of lives across world, countries have been deploying newer ways to minimise human-to-human contact. While everyday life inches towards normalcy, lingering fears of virus have led to birth of innovative strategies and inventions especially with use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). 

In one such example, China which has been long fascinated with use of AI and robots has come up with world's first “robot restaurant complex”, an eating complex, solely and largely managed by robots. 

After months of struggling to stay afloat, most businesses in China have re-opened, partially or completely as economy looks towards getting back on track. However, eateries face heightened fears, as customers shy away from dining out in an unknown environment. To tackle this, restaurants are now employing "robots" to manage ir food buesiness amid pandemic. From waiters to chefs,  “robot restaurant complex” in Foshan’s Shunde District, serves Chinese fare, hot pot, and fast food, managing business with over 600 customers. 

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A latest edition in this restaurant complex is FOODOM Tianjiang Food Kingdom, with a capacity of 600 diners run by 40 robots who have "learnt" to cook tritional Cantonese cuisine that restaurant is famous for. se 40 pink-and-white robots can successfully cook up to 200 Cantonese dishes which y have learnt by imitating actions of experienced human chefs,  according to Xiao Ran, deputy general manager at Qianxi Group, a process which saw a painfully long trial and error phase. 

As customers enter diner, a wide-eyed pink-and-white robot comes to take ir order. robot waiter n relays message to  kitchen. After order is rey, it is delivered through a skyrail system or brought in on a tray, completely eliminating human intervention in process.

While you may miss warmth of a friendly waiter in this restaurant, se robots definitely ensure that your food is hygienic, safe and always reaches you on time! 

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