<p>If you are planning to visit Singapore next year, don't be surprised if you were greeted and served a sumptuous meal by flying robots as waiters in some restaurants.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Infinium-Serve, the autonomous flying robotic waiters, will be first launched at one of Timbre Group's five outlets in Singapore. And, the restaurant-goers can expect to be served by these robots, the world's first commercial attempt, by the end of next year, Channel Asia reported Thursday.<br /><br />According to Infinium Robotics CEO Woon Junyang, the project is estimated to cost a "low seven-figure sum" for the five outlets, depending upon final negotiations and certain variables of the actual deployment of the robots.<br /><br />Infinium Robotics signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Timbre Group Oct 31. Both companies are seeking productivity-related government grants to help offset deployment costs.<br /><br />Woon said he is confident that such robotic solutions will help alleviate the Singapore's labour crunch.<br /><br />Introducing this technology into restaurants would take away mundane tasks of serving food and drinks, and allow human waiters to focus on higher-value tasks such as getting feedback from customers, he added.<br /><br />A prototype of Infinium-Serve was showcased to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the inaugural launch of the National Productivity Month in early October.</p>
<p>If you are planning to visit Singapore next year, don't be surprised if you were greeted and served a sumptuous meal by flying robots as waiters in some restaurants.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Infinium-Serve, the autonomous flying robotic waiters, will be first launched at one of Timbre Group's five outlets in Singapore. And, the restaurant-goers can expect to be served by these robots, the world's first commercial attempt, by the end of next year, Channel Asia reported Thursday.<br /><br />According to Infinium Robotics CEO Woon Junyang, the project is estimated to cost a "low seven-figure sum" for the five outlets, depending upon final negotiations and certain variables of the actual deployment of the robots.<br /><br />Infinium Robotics signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Timbre Group Oct 31. Both companies are seeking productivity-related government grants to help offset deployment costs.<br /><br />Woon said he is confident that such robotic solutions will help alleviate the Singapore's labour crunch.<br /><br />Introducing this technology into restaurants would take away mundane tasks of serving food and drinks, and allow human waiters to focus on higher-value tasks such as getting feedback from customers, he added.<br /><br />A prototype of Infinium-Serve was showcased to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the inaugural launch of the National Productivity Month in early October.</p>