Here's a tip: Let's not dress up service droids as women

Corey Mintz is the author of How to Host a Dinner Party. We're supposed to at least be ashamed of our legacy of patriarchal oppression, not celebrate it. And yet, the other week, I received a news release about an automated server that will be on display at the RC Show – that's the Restaurants Canada trade show. Although the show takes place in Toronto starting this weekend, the release seems to have been written in 1955. The Waitress Robot can greet, serve and entertain guests, as well as carry loads of up to 33lbs, and you don't have to worry about her tripping up or complaining about overtime.