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Added on the 17/12/2021 16:58:09 - Copyright : AFP EN
The technology powering the android waiters was partly developed locally by young people from the University of Mosul.
From the rubble of Iraq's war-ravaged city of Mosul arises the sight of androids gliding back and forth in a restaurant to serve their amused clientele. The futuristic servers are the result of technology developed in part in the northern city, formerly the stronghold of the militant Islamic State group.
A new kind of pizzeria opens in the Beaubourg district of central Paris, and it comes with a twist: the service, from order-taking to cutting slices and putting the pizzas in boxes, is provided by robots. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITE
Robots will help out with basic tasks at this restaurant as the coronavirus pandemic has encouraged physical distancing between people.
"Please enjoy your meal," says Nepal's first robot waiter, Ginger, as she delivers a plate of steaming dumplings to a table of hungry customers. The poor Himalayan nation is better known for its soaring mountain peaks than technological prowess, but a group of self-taught young innovators are seeking to change that with the five-feet (1.5 metre) robot that they built from scratch.