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
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Commercial
Agriculture
Energy
Education
Research
Medical
Security
Emergency
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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
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's Baggers Restaurant
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b79pwb6
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'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