China's Restaurant Robots
Restaurant Hot Spot Haidilao in Beijing Automated With Plans for Hundreds More Source: Haidilao's Restaurant in Beijing Robotic Restaurants China's hottest restaurant chain by sales Haidilao is rolling out robot staffed and operated restaurants. The chain has more than 360 restaurants globally including in the US, Japan and Taiwan. It recently opened Beijing's first robot staffed restaurant and looks to spread the concept across its system, starting first in China. Partnership with Panasonic Haidilao is partnering with Panasonic to automate its restaurants. It's deploying robots taking orders, preparing and delivering meals, from a fully automated kitchen. The billionaire founder Zhang Yong says the technology is allowing him to run more efficient, lower cost restaurants. His goal is to utilize the cost savings and efficiencies to roll out 5000 restaurants globally. This is a megatrend in the global restaurant industry. The que...