Meet the HOTPOTBOT: Robots to replace chefs and waiters at one of Asia's largest restaurant chains

A hotpot restaurant in China is rolling out robots to cook and refill customers' soup. HaiDiLao International Holding, one of Asia's largest restaurant chains, is working with Japanese electronics giant Panasonic to bring the robotic staffers to their new Beijing location. There, robots will take orders, prepare and deliver raw meat and vegetables to customers, where they'll place them in customers' boiling bowls of soup at tables, according to Bloomberg. HaiDiLao International Holding is working with Japanese electronics giant Panasonic to bring the robotic staffers to their Beijing location. At HaiDiLao restaurants, guests choose from a range of soup broths as their base, then select items to be added to the soup a la carte, including meats, vegetables and other toppings.