Not-so dumb waiter: UK restaurant chain Bella Italia trials robot service
by Sarah Butler from Technology | The Guardian on (#607E8)
Hospitality businesses look to hi-tech gadgets amid staff shortages after Covid pandemic and Brexit
As worker shortages are felt across the hospitality sector, the owners of the Bella Italia chain are turning to robots to provide table service to customers.
Big Table Group, which also owns Cafe Rouge and Las Iguanas, is testing out the robot at its Bella Italia restaurant in Center Parcs Whinfell Forest in Cumbria, in the first such trial by a big restaurant chain.
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