Robot Server at the Restaurant

In the picture, a service robot is delivering food to a table in a restaurant. It has several open trays stacked on it with plates of food resting on them, and it has stopped beside a table where a family is seated. The family is looking at the robot, and one of them is reaching out to take a plate. What I also noticed is that the robot has stopped and is waiting rather than passing the food itself, so the customers still have to unload their own dishes.

This reminds me of the self-checkout counters at the supermarket near my house. I remember when they were first installed and my grandmother refused to use them, saying she preferred a person who could answer her questions. Now she uses them herself, although she still asks me to help when the machine complains about an unexpected item. It made me realise that people can get used to these changes, but it takes time and someone patient to help.

I feel it is partly good and partly worrying. Robots can carry heavy trays all day without getting tired, which spares workers from strain, and they help restaurants that cannot find enough staff. However, some people depend on these jobs, especially older workers who may find it hard to be retrained for something else. That is why I believe the important question is not whether robots take over tasks, but whether we help the people whose work changes because of them.