Waiter Robot – Solution To Restaurant Automation

This paper describes the design and development of a waiter robot which is considered as a possible solution to restaurant automation. The robotics technology is replacing manual work at a fast pace throughout the world. In classical café, restaurants and hotels, the customers face a lot of problems due to congestion at peak hours, unavailability of waiters and due to manual order processing. These shortcomings can be handled by using a restaurant automation system where “Waiter Robots” are used for ordering food and beverages. The desired order is also transmitted on wireless network to the kitchen via menu bar. The menu bar is based on the LCD, Keypad and the Bluetooth module. The customer places the order using electronic menu bar. This order is sent to the kitchen and reception using communication network. The waiter robot then transfers food from the kitchen to the customer.