Robots were first used as a waiter in 1983 Bashny.Net

So long ago that he did not believe it! Japanese robots Tanbo P-1 and 2 Tanbo R-were purchased by Shane Hayashi, owner of a Chinese restaurant «Two Panda Deli», (Pasadena, USA) for use as a waiter. At the time, both for the rest of the world robots have been something of a character sci-fi movies, P-1 and R-2 carried the food, telling stories to visitors in several languages ​​and disco dancing with them. When worked.

The problem was that most of them were not working. When the P-1 and R-2 did not understand, and the visitors of the restaurant, then answered briefly and succinctly: "It's not my problem." Police radio throws them astray and makes senseless circling in place. And if someone or something was blocking the way to the robot, he just froze in place, waiting for the obstacle withdrew. Eventually Hayashi desperate and tried to resell someone from his fellow restaurateurs waiters, but the maintenance cost Tanbit too expensive, so the robot simply written off for scrap.

via factroom.ru