Bangkok University is developing robotic waiters that can take your order and deliver it to your table as part of the ‘MK Robot Project’. The robot waiters are to be part of MK restaurants new service robots that will take your order and deliver your food. MK Restaurants ordered the first lot of 10 robots even though they were still in prototype development. Nevertheless, the company expects to make delivery in the first quarter of next year. “We hope to get the robots to do some of the less ‘glamorous’ tasks that typically humans have to do, which tend to be quite repetitive, such as greeting customers with a sawadee ka,” says Rit Thirakomen, MK Restaurant’s managing director. “This will provide a strong sense of spirit and offer great entertainment.” Development of the robots has required the use of many technologies, including infrared to control their ability to walk, lasers to detect objects and prevent the robots crashing, voice recognition to receive commands, and electronic, mechanical and software architecture. For more information please visit: http://www.ctasia-robotics.com/home.php
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