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 RestaurantKansas City, Missouri

's Baggers RestaurantNuremberg, Germany

FuA-Men RestaurantNagoya, Japan

Dalu Robot RestaurantJinan, China

Hajime Robot Restaurant

• Bangkok, Thailand

• Samurai Robots• http://www.youtube.com/wat

ch?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=GhvSPgSAzsU

's Baggers Restaurant

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b79pwb6Wlsc

'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-ramen-restaurant-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-robot-restaurant-first-in-china.html

• http://oddculture.com/weird-news-stories/robot-restaurant-in-china/

• http://insite.artinstitutes.edu/interactivity-on-the-menu-for-culinary-industry-21382.aspx

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