BEIJING: An automated basket tips frozen wonton into boiling water. Within minutes, the dough-wrapped bits of pork are cooked, deposited into a black plastic bowl and transported onto a conveyer belt, untouched by human hands. Pink lights flash as your lunch order arrives at the counter.
The robotic cafe inside the media center at the Beijing Olympics has received worldwide coverage the last few weeks. It makes for good television and eye-catching social media posts.
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A robot cleans the floor of the Main Media Center during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Feb 5, 2022. — AFP
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A robot and an employee clean the floor of the Main Media Center during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Feb 5, 2022. — AFP
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