Robot waiters turn heads in Nairobi restaurant

The robots on duty today at this new restaurant in Nairobi are called Nadia and Claire.

They have become a local sensation as they smoothly glide between tables to deliver orders in the two-month-old establishment.

“These robots are our colleagues, they have names, they help us with the service, and their service is perfect," says waitress Gladys Guda.

Customers access the menu by scanning a QR code at the table and place their order online. Once the food is ready, a bell rings to alert a human waiter who places it on a robot's tray.

The restaurant has been making waves in recent weeks, and the robot staff have been met with a lot of enthusiasm.

The use of robotic waiters in restaurants is not new; they have been in use in China, Japan and the United States, among others.

(AP)