Multilingual robot waitress serves up fries in Afghan capital


'Timea' delivering food to customers at the Times Fast Food restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb 11. — Reuters

KABUL: In downtown Kabul, a robotic waitress named "Timea" rolls across a restaurant to serve a pizza and fries to a customer.

Zahra Barakzai, 30, cheerfully receives her meal from the robot, who has drawn curious diners since she was unveiled at Time Restaurant last month.

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