Robots to serve visitors at CIIE canteen

By He Wei and Xing Yi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-10-12 17:10

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Alibaba Group has opened a robot canteen in its iconic Hema Fresh chain store located in the National Exhibition and Convention Center, the host venue for the upcoming China International Import Expo in Shanghai.

Customers can order and pay using their mobile phones while robots are used to deliver the dishes straight to the tables.

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