Haidilao, China's biggest hotpot restaurant chain, recently unveiled its first smart hotpot restaurant in Beijing. [Photo/IC]
Haidilao, China's biggest hotpot restaurant chain, recently unveiled its first smart hotpot restaurant in Beijing.
The kitchen, equipped with two rows of robotic arms, can automatically collect pre-packaged dishes from a cold storage. According to Haidilao, the whole process, from placing an order to delivering food to customers, only takes two minutes in ideal condition.
Founded in Sichuan province by former tractor factory worker Zhang Yong 24 years ago, Haidilao now has 362 outlets in the country, as well as outlets in Singapore, Japan, South Korea and the US. Haidilao plans open two more smart hotpot restaurants in Beijing next year.
A robot serves food to customers at Haidilao's new artificial intelligence hotpot restaurant in Beijing, Nov 18, 2018. [Photo/IC]
Children look at a robot serving food to customers at Haidilao's new artificial intelligence hotpot restaurant in Beijing, Nov 18, 2018. [Photo/IC]
A customer takes a picture as robotic arms collect pre-packaged dishes from a cold storage at Haidilao's new artificial intelligence hotpot restaurant in Beijing, Nov 14, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
A diner walks past screens showing the performance of the kitchen in real time at Haidilao's new intelligent hotpot restaurant in Beijing, Nov 14, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
A robotic arm collects a pre-packaged dish from cold storage at Haidilao's new intelligent hotpot restaurant in Beijing, Nov 14, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
An IT engineer works next to a robot server in the kitchen of Haidilao's new artificial intelligence hotpot restaurant in Beijing, Nov 14, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
Customers watch movies as they wait for tables at the first AI-operated restaurant of Chinese hotpot chain Haidilao in Beijing, Nov 18, 2018. [Photo/IC]
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