Thursday, 5 March, 2026
Netherlands restaurant using robot waiters for social distancing
By Basit Ansari
<p>Royal Palace restaurant in Renesse, Netherlands is using robots as waiters to reduce human-to-human contact amidst coronavirus pandemic. The red-and-white robots have the ability to greet customers by saying “hello and welcome", serve food and pick up used dishes. The yet to be named robots wear little scarves to look a little human. These machine waiters, however, are unable to assist customers having food allergies or get an extra chair.</p>
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