Watching a Cafe X robot prepare a cup of gourmet coffee -- and then perform a kind of ritualistic dance -- is kind of mesmerizing. I did just that when the San Francisco company opened a new location ...

As automation continues to redefine the food and beverage landscape, businesses are exploring new ways to stay competitive and efficient. One of the most intriguing developments in this space is the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan has a new cafe where customers can enjoy coffee brewed and served by a robot barista. The robot named Sawyer debuted this week at Henna Cafe in Tokyo’s downtown business and ...

BUDAPEST — The robots at the Enjoy Budapest Cafe can do it all — they can serve up food and drink, tell jokes, dance with the kids or just hang out for a chat with customers. The cafe, opened by IT ...

Robotic waiters stand at the Robot Cafe in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. The three robots, christened Claire, R24 and Nadia, are not programmed to have a full conversation with customers, ...

At a Tokyo cafe, robots are intended to be more than just a gimmick, offering job opportunities for those who cannot work outside their homes. The robots are remotely controlled by disabled people, ...

For the Human-Robot Interaction research community, the authors call for deeper engagement with labor sociology, urban studies, and policy analysis . Evaluating robots solely through metrics of task ...