Automated restaurant without waiters in Japan

[Jazzy]

An automated Japanese restaurant without waiters could be a glimpse into the future of dining.

Customers can choose their meal from a touchscreen next to each table, with their choices being sent straight to the kitchen.

Chefs then place the dishes on a conveyor belt which takes them straight to the table.

When finished, diners put their dirty plates through a chute leading to a dishwasher.

The number of empty plates is calculated automatically and is used to generate the bill.

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What do you think about this automated restaurant idea?

 

[Bjornar]

omg! That's so awesome

I would love to go there and experience it myself :3

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Sounds like a nice gimmick, but I like that human touch.

 

[Bjornar]

Yea. But doesn't this require trustworthy people?

 

[DrLeftover]

Shades of the past, indeed.