Robots serve up coffee and fun in Budapest cafe
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A cafe in Budapest, Hungary has been staffed by a whole team of robots to serve up food, drink and entertainment for its customers. By doing so, it aims to help familiarize the public with the technological revolution in automation and artificial intelligence. /VCG Photo

A cafe in Budapest, Hungary has been staffed by a whole team of robots to serve up food, drink and entertainment for its customers. By doing so, it aims to help familiarize the public with the technological revolution in automation and artificial intelligence. /VCG Photo

Developed by a Japanese company, the robot waiters and receptionists reportedly can hear customers in the noisy environment for a cafe. /VCG Photo

Developed by a Japanese company, the robot waiters and receptionists reportedly can hear customers in the noisy environment for a cafe. /VCG Photo

Despite fears that the robots might take away employment from humans, the owner said the cafe's robots aren't putting anyone out of jobs yet. /VCG Photo

Despite fears that the robots might take away employment from humans, the owner said the cafe's robots aren't putting anyone out of jobs yet. /VCG Photo

“We actually employ twice as many people as before, because to operate 16 to 20 robots from nine a.m. to nine p.m., we need to have IT specialists in the background,” owner Tibor Csizmadia says. /VCG Photo 

“We actually employ twice as many people as before, because to operate 16 to 20 robots from nine a.m. to nine p.m., we need to have IT specialists in the background,” owner Tibor Csizmadia says. /VCG Photo