Robot waiters could soon replace humans in Singapore and Japan
Sep 22, 2021, 10:54 IST
- SoftBank Robotics (SBRG) and China's Keenon Robotics plan to make robot waiters a thing in Singapore and Japan.
- Keenon Robotics' Keenbot can serve four dishes at once and has multi-point delivery modes.
- The two companies plan to expand robots in other markets including Europe, the Middle East and the US.
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Robots taking over our jobs is probably one thought that looms around everyone’s mind. Japan and Singapore are close to making it happen in the service industry. SoftBank Robotics (SBRG) and China's Keenon Robotics plan to work together to make robot waiters widely available in Japan and Singapore.According to the two companies, the use of robots as waiters will “allow better efficiency and productivity.” The robots won’t fully take over the industry though and are looked at more like assistants who will help humans in serving food. These robots are also expected to give service crews more time and resources to refocus on customer service.
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Robots taking over our jobs is still a hypothetical scenario and we’re not there yet but the transformation is definitely starting to take place.
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