Restaurant featuring intelligent serving robots makes debut in downtown Guangzhou

Customers watch the clay pot rice robot working at a smart restaurant in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 15, 2020. A Chinese restaurant featuring intelligent serving robots made its debut in downtown Guangzhou on last Friday, introducing dozens of selected specialties out of hundreds of dishes made by the robot chefs. The moment customers enter the restaurant, their attentions are caught by all sorts of smart robots who have specific works to do: the greeting robot standing at the entrance to guide customers towards their dinner tables, bartender robot serving a glass of cocktail with its mechanical arms... A total of 46 types of smart robots, including cooking robot, clay pot rice cooking robot, beverage robot, frying robot, dessert robot and dish delivery robot, are operating the whole process of service from collocating materials to delivery. Austomers are allowed to see the process of operation through a transparent glass wall that divides the restaurant into dining area and cooking area. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)