Shockingly, Robots Are Really Bad at Waiting Tables

According to Chinese newspaper Workers' Daily, two restaurants in Guangzhou, China, that gained some amount of notoriety for their use of robotic waiters have now been forced to close down. One employee said, "the robots weren't able to carry soup or other food steady and they would frequently break down. The boss has decided never to use them again." Yeah, we can't say we're surprised. As far as I can tell, all of these waiter robots can do essentially one thing: travel along a set path while holding food.