Picture this. You’re having dinner at your favorite restaurant in Philly, anxiously waiting for your food to come out. The next thing you know, a robot named Bella with cute little cat ears and four shelves of food is dropping off your meal.
A future where robots are serving you dinner is not as far away as we think it is. It’s here, actually: EMei, a restaurant in Chinatown, recently introduced Bella the Bot as part of its staff.
Bella the Bot is a service robot manufactured by Chinese company Pudu. RiceVan, a Callowhill-based food distribution company that got its start in early 2021, is the distributor of Bella the Bot in the Philly area. Since RiceVan owns EMei, the restaurant got a Bella bot to test it out, according to Eric Rosenfeld, president and partner at RiceVan.
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