A restaurant in HCM City’s Thu Duc District has used a robot to serve customers.

The female robot named Miss Ba can move around the shop to bring food and drinks for customers in a quite professional way. 

The robot which is 1.65 metres high is designed to look like a life-size stylish girl. She greets, thanks and then wishes customers a good meal.   

When encountering any barriers while moving around the shop, she knows how to avoid them. Being blocked by someone, she speaks gently that “Sorry, may I pass by please?”

Miss Ba will scream loudly for help if inappropriately touched. 

According to Dr. Nguyen Ba Hai from HCM City University of Technology and Education who researched the robot, this is the first restaurant in HCM City using robot staff. He added that he spent nearly VND2 billion (USD90,909) and four years to make the robot. He wants to expand the model to many coffee shops and restaurants nationwide.     

Dr. Nguyen Ba Hai was voted as the most outstanding residents in HCM City in 2012. He was well-known for haptic eyes work for the blind.

The female robot was honoured at Robocon Techshow 2012.

Earlier, a group of Vietnamese young people also successfully created a robot to serve at a coffee shop in Hanoi. 

The female robot is 1.65 metres high  Dr. Nguyen Ba Hai and 'Miss Ba" 'Miss Ba' serving customers "Miss Ba" is now working for several restaurants in HCMC.

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