Robot waiters take Iraq’s Mosulites back to the future

A robot waiter carries a payment bill to patrons at the ‘White Fox’ restaurant in the eastern part (left bank of the Tigris river) of Iraq’s northern city of Mosul. The futuristic servers are the result of technology developed in part in the northern city. — AFP

MOSUL, Iraq: From the rubble of Iraq’s war-ravaged city of Mosul arises the sight of androids gliding back and forth in a restaurant to serve their amused clientele.

“Welcome”, “We wish you a good time in our restaurant”, “We would be happy to have your opinion on the quality of the service”, chime the automated attendants, red eyes blinking out of their shiny blue and white exteriors.