• A service robot delivers food to customers at Robot restaurant in Bangalore, India. AFP
    A service robot delivers food to customers at Robot restaurant in Bangalore, India. AFP
  • A service robot moves along the dining area on the official opening day of the Robot restaurant in Bangalore on August 17, 2019. The restaurant has introduced five robots to interact and serve its customers food. Photo: AFP / Manjunath Kiran
    A service robot moves along the dining area on the official opening day of the Robot restaurant in Bangalore on August 17, 2019. The restaurant has introduced five robots to interact and serve its customers food. Photo: AFP / Manjunath Kiran
  • Stewards still work at the restaurant, and check the incoming food orders on a tablet. At the first of its kind Restaurant in Bangalore, six robots are deployed as waiters. Photo: EPA/JAGADEESH
    Stewards still work at the restaurant, and check the incoming food orders on a tablet. At the first of its kind Restaurant in Bangalore, six robots are deployed as waiters. Photo: EPA/JAGADEESH
  • An interactive Android robot stands in the corridor. AFP
    An interactive Android robot stands in the corridor. AFP
  • Six robots are deployed as waiters at the the robot-themed Robot restaurant. EPA
    Six robots are deployed as waiters at the the robot-themed Robot restaurant. EPA
  • A woman books a table with a robot. EPA
    A woman books a table with a robot. EPA
  • Service robots line up in a corridor. AFP
    Service robots line up in a corridor. AFP
  • A service robot carries food in a tray for customers on the opening day of the "Robot" restaurant in Bangalore on August 17, 2019. Photo: AFP
    A service robot carries food in a tray for customers on the opening day of the "Robot" restaurant in Bangalore on August 17, 2019. Photo: AFP
  • Robots serve trays with food to customers. EPA
    Robots serve trays with food to customers. EPA
  • People use a tablet to order food at Robot. EPA
    People use a tablet to order food at Robot. EPA
  • A menu and the order tablet are seen at the restaurant. AFP
    A menu and the order tablet are seen at the restaurant. AFP
  • A service robot delivers food to customers. AFP
    A service robot delivers food to customers. AFP
  • A service robot delivers food to customers. AFP
    A service robot delivers food to customers. AFP

A robot will serve you biryani at this new Bangalore restaurant – in pictures


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Robot is a new restaurant in Bangalore that serves Indian and Chinese food, which is far from unusual in the capital of Karnataka. What is more unique, however, is the fact your biryani will be brought to you by a blue and white robot waiter with a set of lit-up red eyes.

The restaurant, which officially opened on Saturday, August 17, has one robot greeter and five robot waiters, but does still employ human waiters to keep the robots on track, and presumably to deal with customer complaints and the like.

Robot is in Kodihalli in the east of Bangalore, and guests are greeted by a robot, and then place their orders on a tablet, which sits on each table.

You can have a robotic experience in the UAE, too.

A RoboCafe has just opened in Dubai Festival City, where a team of robot arms prepare drinks, like tea and coffee, for customers. RoboCafe is not the first eatery in Dubai to thrill customers with high-tech waiters. The Dubai Mall's Tanuki, an Asian restaurant, has a state-of-the-art robot to greet guests upon arrival.

There is also, Ruby the robotic waitress, who started serving customers at Bur Dubai restaurant, Drink and Spice Magics, last summer.