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Are robot waiters the future? Some restaurants think so

A BellaBot robot greets guests at the Noodle Topia restaurant. (Courtesy)

You may have already seen them in restaurants: waist-high machines that can greet guests, lead them to their tables, deliver food and drinks and ferry dirty dishes to the kitchen. Some have cat-like faces and even purr when you scratch their heads.

But are robot waiters the future? It's a question the restaurant industry is increasingly trying to answer.

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