Virtual Robot Characters Deliver Your Food at This Yakiniku Restaurant in Japan
Japan has reached new levels of “new normal” with its latest venture: animated waiters.
At Yakiniku no Watami, you’ll find that instead of being greeted and served by people, animated characters on wheely robots will do the work instead. The characters are Vtubers (virtual YouTubers) who are very happy to see you!
Let’s take a look at the latest Vtuber trend in Japan.
What’s Happening, and What is Yakiniku no Watami?
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Watami is a chain of izakaya (Japanese-style pubs or eateries) that can be found throughout Japan. Typically, a server will take you to your table, but then you can order your food and drink through a tablet on the table.
Yakiniku no Watami is a new branch of Watami specializing in a dish called yakiniku. Yakiniku literally means “grilled meat” but broadly refers to meat and vegetables that are grilled on a metal netting or iron plate.
For a limited time, Yakiniku no Watami will be using a serving robot called “KettyBot” to serve the customers through vir..