Abstract
News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors: “Serving means providing objects including drinks or food t o customers in a place such as a restaurant. In recent years, robots and the like have been developed and used for serving in place of, or rendering assistance to, waiters or waitresses. Such a robot usually functions to take food orders or carry out serving according to the orders, and may perform autonomous navigatio n using table position information or the like. The robot may comprise a transport means (including sensors for avoiding obstacles), a display means for menu ou tput or order input, and the like. Further, the robot may include a means for placing or carrying food or food containers.
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