The robots are between four and five feet tall and can display 10 different facial expressions.
They can work continuously for five hours after a two-hour charge. But the staff doesn’t come cheap – each robot
costs between 200,000 to 300,000 hinese yuan (US$31,500 – US$47,000) with
an additional 5 million yuan (US$790,000) invested into the restaurant itself.
(Credit: Xinhua)
Harbin is one of the most genuinely unique places in China!!.
known for its annual ice festival, the city has many other marvels
, a huge tiger park
that travel faster than 300 km/h
a train
in temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius.
These are all cool, but Harbin is apparently not a city to rest on its laurels.
The Robot Restaurant opened in Harbin in June .
.robot Restaurant staffs a total of 20 robots as waiters, cooks and busboys..
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The robots were designed and built by a local firm, the Harbin Haohai Robot Company.
Each robot costs between 200,000 to 300,000 Chinese yuan (US$31,500 US$47,000) with
an additional 5 million yuan (US$790,000) invested into the restaurant itself.
With the average Robot Restaurant meal costing less than 62 yuan (US$10),
the restaurant is not meant to earn Harbin Haohai money.