[Bryanw92]

>>The primary fact to be taken from this article is that the owner is a Chicap....... capitalism is working in China

Lets see. $9400 per robot, plus power, plus maintenance and cleaning. You need to purchase as many as you think you will ever need at one time, so during slow times, many of your robot waiter force is idle. They can’t be used to anything but taking orders and delivering food. Do they buss tables or clean? Can they roll silverware in napkins? Can they take an order from a deaf person who is just pointing at the menu?

How much do they pay a waiter in China anyway?

This is more novelty than capitalism.

[meyer]

Today’s novelty is tomorrow’s workforce. I can easily see a base staff of robotic waiters, supplemented by a few humans at busy times. Democrat policies are pricing people right out of a job!

[Wolfie]

This will be great for the U.S. Assuming the robots can be taught to buy stuff too.

[The Duke]

Just because a robotic waiter can't do everything does not mean that they can't do the most common things. If they reduce presonnel costs by 85% that would be huge I would think.

And they never call in sick on a busy day. :)

[samtheman]

Restaurant staff in china is extremely low paid. This is a novelty and tourist attraction.