Odisha’s First Robotic Restaurant: A Dining Experience with Robots

Sounds exciting!

Yes, you read it right. It is true that soon robots are going to replace the waiters in Bhubaneswar. Recently, the smart city Bhubaneswar has got its 1st Robo Chef Restaurant in Odisha.

A robot-themed restaurant, named ‘Robo Chef’ has been opened at the Infocity DLF tower of Bhubaneswar. The restaurant offers an innovative dining experience to its customers by deploying two robots named ‘Champa’ and ‘Chameli’, who not only take orders but also serve food on the dining table.

These robots are developed by using SLAM technology at a start-up based in Jaipur. Just like human beings, these robots navigate and follow the instructions. The most peculiar thing about these machines is the way they ask the customers for the feedback in Odia, which resembles the dialogue by the CM of Odisha Naveen Pattnaik that has gained much popularity among the Odia people.

Jeet Basha, the restaurant owner, says that he was inspired by the services of robots in restaurants during his visit to the US and wanted to create the same in Bhubaneswar.

The restaurant claims that it is the first restaurant in Eastern India where two indigenously developed robots are deployed. Earlier, such robotic restaurants had already been launched in Chennai and Bengaluru, however, the robot machines were imported from China.