Robot restaurant opens in China

The current population of China is estimated to be in the neighborhood of 1.355 billion people.

So, if you were Chinese and planned to open a new restaurant, who would you hire to staff it? Most people would automatically hire humans—especially if the population pool exceeds 1 billion.

But that’s not the way some Chinese think—at least it’s not the way that the owners of the Dalu Rebot Restaurant, in Jinan, northern China’s Shandong Province, think.

The popular, trendy restaurant “employs” six shiny, copper-colored robots that can serve as many as 100 demanding, hungry humans.

These mechanical wonder-waiters never grow tired or short-tempered; they don’t have feet that hurt; and they don’t complain about poor tips. In fact, they don’t receive any tips at all, except perhaps for an occasional drop of oil…

The restaurant glibly advertises: “With two robot receptionists and a full robotic wait staff, the Dalu Rebot Restaurant is a great place to grab a bite and get closer to your future.”

Of course! What better way to spend a business lunch hour? Why not escape the hustle and bustle of the office for the hustle and bustle of a crowded robotic restaurant? One can have his or her choice of Chinese fondue or Chinese fondue.

The Jetsons didn’t have it so good; they only had Rosie the robot.

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