when an unexpected robot cat rolls up to deliver your dinner and gives you a wink
just smile and wink back.
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“be unprepared. that’s my motto. let life surprise you.”
-marty rubin
Oct8
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I didn't have my glasses on.... 
I smile and wink at anybody that brings me food!
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it’s a smart response in my book –
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Robot restaurant workers might be fun, but they will put a lot of people out of work, sadly.
Best wishes, Pete.
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it is a fear. this one seemed to only help by delivering food and our very human waitress was still our person
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“There are three responses to the unknown: fight, flight or freeze,” so says my therapist.
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how about smile?
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I will try that next time.
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Oh how I see new things in this life of ours, Beth! Thanks for introducing me to the robot cat food server!
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it was quite a surprise –
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That future is a little too… Automatic for me.
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it is – they seemed to have the role of helper to the human, and not replacing them –
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It is a slippery slope. I don’t worry about a Zombie Apocalypse, I worry about an AI Apocalypse.
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Yes
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How futuristic.
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indeed – still prefer a human, but probably helps them deliver when busy
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Very true.
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😉
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❤
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wow! 🙂
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our reaction, exactly )
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I would have been unprepared for sure.
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and it was in a restaurant where you might least expect a robot )
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Do you tip them?
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tip goes to the original waitstaff person, hopefully they share )
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Not a cat I’d wish to have sitting on my lap!
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not at all!)
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It looks cute however if there is indeed a dining establishment that uses these I do believe I would immediately opt out. I loath those little table top self serve payment terminals. No doubt there would still be a satisfaction survey on the level of robo service… no thanks count me out.
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the only part of the whole experience that the robot handles is carrying dishes back and forth from table to kitchen and reverse. still took me by surprise
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So in other words, my human server doesn’t really serve, merely takes the order and hands me the check? I’m not sure that’s worth a 20%+ tip!
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everything else, really, serves food to the table, check in on us, , follow up, refill drinks, offer dessert and coffee, clears, just not carrying over the tray for delivery or empty plates.
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Yes! We have them here in Spain in many restaurants!
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Unpreparedness is not a survival skill. Did the Boy Scouts ruin me? 🙂
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it certainly can be. depends on your circumstances )
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Yeah, like most everyone I like to be surprised in amusing ways, but preparedness is often mistaken for luck.
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true
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I’m with John. I don’t like those tabletop payment things either. Always afraid I’ll screw it up. I want smiling humans who can answer questions along with everything else they do. Customer service is my #1 standard for judging any place of business.
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I bet much agree. The robots only role was to carry dishes back and forth to kitchen to help server who did all the rest.
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I would be speechless!
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It was funny that no one mentioned it beforehand)
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It was never my motto to be unprepared but I am always unprepared nonetheless.
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I have learned to prepare to be unprepared
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Robot cat server is A-OK with me!
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Okay, how cool is that? A root cat who winks. I hope they meow as well. So much fun. I wonder what would happen if you tried to pet her???
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🐈⬛🤖
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Why do I suddenly have the theme song from The Jetsons in my head?
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Right?)
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For sure!
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Good motto. I don’t know what I’d do if a robot cat delivered my dinner, but I would love a robot to cook it every night. That would be so incredibly great.
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Not a bad thought 🐈⬛
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Oh, that’s awesome! I just wrote a post about “Where all the Work Autonomons” (one of my horoscope posts) and, look, I found one. Now all we need is the universal basic income!
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Anything is possible!
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*automatons (forgive the typo!)
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as long as the robot cat doesn’t nip my ankles 🙂
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Right!
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What in the world?
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right?
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Oh, I’ve not yet seen one of these. I agree with the advice, wink back. Hehe. 😉
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best thing to do in the situation, I think –
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Hmm, I wonder about its personality. I like to visit with my waiter/waitress.
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the Catbot’s job is to carry the dishes to the table and back to the kitchen. the human server does everything else, it seems to be just helping her/him with the physical labor.
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What, no way!!!! I wonder how much you tip him? Haha
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it all goes to the human server, the catbot just is the physical labor of bringing out the dishes and carrying them back to the kitchen after the server clears.
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I experienced my first food robot in an Indian restaurant last month.
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interesting. was it a surprise for you, too? this restaurant was middle eastern and has delicious food
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Yes, it came as a surprise. The restaurant wasn’t one we’d been to before or even known about till a friend arranged a get-together there.
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I’ve seen a similar one in a restaurant here but no smile or wink😅
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Matter of time
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Purrfect, Beth 🙂
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thanks )
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that thing looks so cool hehe
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it was a cool surprise, and happy to still a human in the experience -)
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