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Indian restaurant deploys delivery robot playing music to serve customers

A delivery robot is being used at an Indian restaurant in Arlington, Texas, to bring food to tables. The robot navigates using lidar to avoid obstacles and plays music and announces its actions. While the robot is a glimpse into a promised future, many patrons are opting for the lunch buffet. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates the integration of autonomous robots into customer-facing service roles.

RANK_REASON The item describes a specific product deployment in a commercial setting.

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Indian restaurant deploys delivery robot playing music to serve customers

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The Indian restaurant I’m having lunch at has a delivery robot, it drives to the table playing Indian music, announces to take the food, thanks the table, drive

    The Indian restaurant I’m having lunch at has a delivery robot, it drives to the table playing Indian music, announces to take the food, thanks the table, drives to the kitchen. It uses lidar to avoid people and furniture. It moved too fast for me to get a picture, most here now …