Automated Restaurants By: Patrick Branson Robotics & Computers • The idea of Robotics is is nothing new to man – King Mu of Zhou in Ancient China – Mechanical servants of the Greek God, Hephaestus • Also known to the Romans as Vulcan – Golems of Jewish Legend – Industrial Revolution, Industrial Evolution – Moon lands & Rockets – Personal Computers – Daily Life Uses of Robotics & Computers • • • • • • • • Commercial Agriculture Energy Education Research Medical Security Emergency • • • • • • • Business Defense Environmental Safety Games Personal Hacking • Predictions What are Automated Restaurants? • Automated Restaurants are where the boss tells the waiters and cooks • And the boss pays a fortune • To have robots replace them What are Really Automated Restaurants? • Automated Restaurants have robots delivering food and drinks to customers. – Some cook the food for the customers – Some deliver the drinks – Some do both Where are they Located? Hajime Robot Restaurant Bangkok, Thailand Fritz's Railroad Restaurant Kansas City, Missouri 's Baggers Restaurant Nuremberg, Germany FuA-Men Restaurant Nagoya, Japan Dalu Robot Restaurant Jinan, China Hajime Robot Restaurant • Bangkok, Thailand • Samurai Robots • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= cpzrcnMimUA Samurai Robots • They are the waiters/waitresses and live entertainment • They cost about $930,000 – A few houses – Retirement plan – Many sports cars – Dr. van Delden’s weekly paycheck Fritz's Railroad Restaurant • Located in Kansas City, Missouri • Train System – Delivers Food – Looks awesome – Live entertainment • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhvSPgSA zsU 's Baggers Restaurant • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b79pwb6 Wlsc 's Baggers Restaurant FuA-Men Restaurant • Nagoya, Japan • FuA-Man stands for Fully Automated raMan • Costs ¥660 (Yen) which ≈ $7.00 Dalu Robot Restaurant • Jinan, China • Currently 12 robots – Cost about $6000 each Dalu Robot Restaurant Future of Robotics • Technology, Computers, & Robotics are the future Credits • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_restaurant • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_robots • http://www.cmu.edu/cttec/News/2011-news/robo-waiter.html • http://hajimerobot.com/ • http://www.fritzskc.com/Our-Locations.aspx • http://pulse2.com/2009/08/07/fua-men-fully-automated-ramenrestaurant-in-nagoya-japan-uses-two-assembly-line-robot-chefs/ • http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,537692,00.html • http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/16/view/12648/dalu- Questions? • What exactly are automated restaurants? – Robots that replace specific position in a restaurant. • Where are most of the automated restaurants located? – Japan, China, & Thailand • Where is Fritz’s Railroad Restaurants located? – Kansas City, Missouri – Kansas City, Kansas – Shawnee, Kansas