Robot chef serves Chinese school dinners to lower Covid-19 risk

A robot chef makes food for lunch at Minhang Experimental High School amid the global outbreak of Covid-19 in Shanghai, China. — Reuters

SHANGHAI: A Shanghai school is using a bright yellow robot to prepare and serve dishes in its canteen in an effort to improve food safety as China strives to keep the spread of the novel coronavirus under control.

The Minhang High School Experimental School, whose students are 11-13 years old, started using the robot in October shortly after the school first opened, making human cooks redundant.