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[VIDEO] Nasi kandar brought to you by... robots

Restaurant’s high-tech ‘staff’ reduce risk of Covid-19 transmission

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 22 Apr 2021 7:00PM

[VIDEO] Nasi kandar brought to you by... robots
Customers have given positive feedback on the robot servers used at Original Penang Kayu Nasi Kandar outlets. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, April 22, 2021

by Sairien Nafis

KUALA LUMPUR – Fancy being served nasi kandar by a robot?

If the answer is yes, head on to the Original Penang Kayu Nasi Kandar outlets in SS2 and Citta Mall, Petaling Jaya.

The restaurant’s use of robot servers is not the first in the country, though, with several other eateries also employing such “staff”.

These robots reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission, the possibility of which is higher when human servers attend to patrons.

The robot servers are programmed to handle up to three tables at one go. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, April 22, 2021
The robot servers are programmed to handle up to three tables at one go. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, April 22, 2021

Besides the health safety aspect amid the pandemic, the robots are also a welcome adoption of technology as Malaysia targets developed-nation status.

Each robot, developed by Secure Robotics, costs RM43,000.

The Vibes photographer SAIRIEN NAFIS checked out the service provided by these robot waiters recently. – The Vibes, April 22, 2021

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