An AI robot waiter named Alphonso is delighting a cafe's customers while helping staff, according to its manager. No. 30 ...

Some have cat-like faces and even purr when you scratch their heads. But are robot waiters the future? It’s a question the restaurant industry is increasingly trying to answer. Many think robot ...

The micro-interactions you have with waiters, takeout delivery people and grocery store cashiers have more meaning than you realize.

where three robots glide among human waiters serving food to mesmerised customers. These preprogrammed robots were acquired for entertainment. Cafe owner Mohammed Abbas says he experienced robot ...

The modern restaurant dates back to the French Revolution. It may be time for a wholesale change. Local restaurateurs discuss how they might alter its framework, or how they already have.

At the Main Media Center, diners order food not from waiters, but from their phones. Their meals are then delivered through tracks on the ceiling, dropping directly down to their tables which are ...

The Dawn cafe in Japan hires disabled staff to control its robot waiters, providing new social and employment opportunities to citizens across the country. We meet Fumiko, a server who takes ...

But Kang Ji-young’s establishment brings something a little different to the table: a robot is cooking the chicken. Eaten at everything from tiny family gatherings to a 10-million-viewer live ...