DR robot makers need to climb on board!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12347219
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Need 24/7 power first

ABC suggests

Huge new market.
DR robot makers need to climb on board!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12347219
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DR robot makers should climb on board. yes, ABC, i can see thousands of them lining up to get a piece of the action. i can also see thousands of people lining up to get some of what you smoke

Maybe DR needs Robot Restaurants first to save on staff costs.

Universities in the DR need also to climb on board and develop robots for catering, agriculture etc.


http://singularityhub.com/2010/04/26/bangkoks-first-robot-restaurant-full-of-motoman-waiters-video/
Keep up with Thailand!
More and More Thai Robots In Restaurants (video)4 CommentsJanuary 24th, 2011 by Aaron Saenz MK Restaurant in Thailand is sponsoring the creation of robotic waiters.
Every nation is known for their specialty goods. Switzerland has its chocolates, France has its wine… and Thailand has its robot waiters. MK Restaurant has over 300 locations in Thailand, and has been looking for ways to modernize their operation. That includes robot greeters and servers. The MK Robot Project has encouraged Bangkok University to develop several different models that could do the job. They’ll have competition from Thailand-based CT Asia Robotics, which has already developed one restaurant-bot (Dinsow) and will soon launch another (Yumbo). Check out Dinsow and Bangkok University’s serving robot in the videos below. With a major restaurant chain backing the idea, and both academic and industrial support, Thailand might be the proving ground for the future of automated dining.


Dinsow is a wheeled robot with some decent speed and an overly happy disposition. While its batteries only last two to three hours, its personality seems to say it could go for miles just to get you a cup of coffee. The bot can be controlled via voice commands or PC base station up to 80 meters away. 10 copies of the Dinsow have served as greeters in MK Restaurants, but not as waiters. Dinsow’s arms look to be mostly for show. Not true for its sibling, Yumbo. The second CT Asia robot will be able to carry a tray and deliver food.




Yumbo is CT Asia's robot directly targeted to restaurants as a way to boost their sales. It can carry trays and change its facial expressions.
Bangkok University looks to be experimenting with several different possible forms for the MK Robot Project, all wheeled. The most promising is a model with a tray built into its chest. It can follow a line, escort someone by the arm, and avoid collisions with ultrasonics. They’ve even put it on a limited test run in a real restaurant, though you’ll have to judge its success for yourself:




Of course, Thailand’s efforts towards robotic waiters aren’t unique. China recently unveiled its own robot-themed restaurant, with their own home grown bots. Japan, too, is clearly into the concept, considering all the weird ways they’ve gotten industrial robots to serve food. In fact, Thailand’s first bot-enabled restaurant featured Motoman robots from Japan. Yet the Thai are making a strong effort to get restaurant-friendly robots into their mainstream. Dinsow only costs about $30,000 – not bad for this kind of market where restaurants might spend close to a million dollars to attract a crowd with automated servers. A low price point might be what restaurants need to take a chance and invest in the technology. In any case, whether they be from Thailand or elsewhere the robots of the world are here to serve.




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ABC, economist extraordinaire, spews

Maybe DR needs Robot Restaurants first to save on staff costs.

yes, we need some high tech answers to the onerous costs of paying waiters in the DR. i mean, who can stay in business paying 2000 pesos per quincennal? that type of money will bankrupt the treasury, for chrissake.

That is cucu abc... DR has low wages... How much cheaper do you want a restaurant to run? Don't cut corners abc, being cheap becomes expensive at the end

DR has huge tourist industry that is seasonal - robots are ideal. Once the universities and industry have put together good systems these can be exported to high wage econonomies.
Thailand now takes the lead - soon we hope overtaken by the DR.
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Now that is funny ABC - thanks

HUGE HUGE ahhh man its going to be HUGE and NEW where talking NEW not old or revamped or improved but NEW _____HUGE and NEW_____ can any one get in ? what size investment will get you in ? any idea what the returns could possibly be ? please tell us more i feel like i am possibly getting that big break i have been looking for.

Germany may be taking the lead!

http://gizmodo.com/#!295454/robot+staffed-restaurant-launches-in-germany

There must be a chance for a good operator in SD!

Robot restaurants save humans from performing menial tasks and could be far more efficient.
Endless chances for investment!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7336490.stm

Just imagine a 24 hour fully automated noodle bar!

http://www.switched.com/2009/08/05/robots-cook-ramen-noodles-in-japanese-restaurant/


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