I tipped a robot last night.

[Charlie Bernstein]

My wife and I went to a new chain restaurant, Somethingorother Noodle Bowl.

We ordered at the counter. The cashier gave us a table number and asked my name. Odd, right? You either have it served or you pick it up when they call your name.

Anyhow, I figured that even though we ordered at the counter, there's some table service involved. So I selected the 20% tip option.

Ten minutes later a yard-tall bot rolled to our table with our noodle bowls on its head.

I told it not to spend it all in one place.

 

[Killing Floor]

All your wok are belong to us

 

[Happy Enchilada]

That's cool! I think it'd be worth the tip just for the experience.
But you gotta watch those bots - they get off work and the first thing they do is spend all their tips on whiskey and prostitutes ... Not to mention all the sick days they rack up.

And then there's that new stir fry place, "Wok the Dog."
Rumor is there are a bunch of flea collars in their dumpster.

 

[fishermike]

Was hoping this would be more along the lines of cow tipping...

We have a Chinese restaurant that used one of these during the height of that-which-shall-not-be-named. They've retired it to a lobby photo-op.

 

[BigDaddyLH]

We went to a Chinese dumpling restaurant in Vancouver that had a bubble tea place connected to it. A robot delivered the bubble tea. I was so excited by all of this that I forgot to take the jumbo straws off the robot. The straws were too light to register as cargo so it spun around and started trundling back to the bubble tea place. I had to chase after it. It does not stop when you yell at it.

 

[BigDaddyLH]

As far as lessening contact goes, I like places where you order using iPads. On the same trip to Van we were in a hotpot place and you tend to keep ordering more stuff. The iPad was easier than flagging down a server every time.

 

[johnny k]

We went to a Chinese dumpling restaurant in Vancouver that had a bubble tea place connected to it. A robot delivered the bubble tea. I was so excited by all of this that I forgot to take the jumbo straws off the robot. The straws were too light to register as cargo so it spun around and started trundling back to the bubble tea place. I had to chase after it. It does not stop when you yell at it.

It doesn't stop when you yell at it, but it doesn't try to kill you either !

 

[BigDaddyLH]

It doesn't stop when you yell at it, but it doesn't try to kill you either !

I tipped the robot to be on the safe side.

 

[Strat Jacket]

I had to chase after it. It does not stop when you yell at it.

Does it cry if you call it fat?

 

[BigDaddyLH]

Does it cry if you call it fat?

It just keep winking at me. Colour me flattered.

 

[memorex]

When you said tipped a robot, I thought you meant tipped it over. It probably would have repeated over and over, "Help, I've fallen and I can't get up."

 

[Strat Jacket]

Nice bow tie, by the way.
What is it with the cats? Hello Kitty?

 

[blowtorch]

is Hooters restaurant still a thing? google tells me yes
so... will they transition to hottie nubile bot servers?

 

[1293]

When you said tipped a robot, I thought you meant tipped it over. It probably would have repeated over and over, "Help, I've fallen and I can't get up."

Yeah, I thought it was some high-tech version of cow-tipping.

 

[uriah1]

They have these weird robot thingies at small college near us. Look like coolers in wheels with flag. They do within a mile or two of campus. Mostly using sidewalks and small back alleys.
At least they make noise so you hear them.

 

[stxrus]

I know a lady that tripped over her robot vacuum. I don’t know if the robot got tipped but she was as mad as a wet hen. Her daughter loves telling the story. It truly is NSFW

 

[BigDaddyLH]

is Hooters restaurant still a thing? google tells me yes
so... will they transition to hottie nubile bot servers?

I saw a description of a Korean rom-com and tracked it down on YouTube: "I Am Not a Robot".

It's in the "rich man/poor woman" sub-genre but the ridiculousness of the premise has me hooked:

A rich but reclusive man who is allergic to all human touch seeks to acquire a female robot. (Because, well, you know...) Right before delivery, Robot A-Ji blows up. Luckily, the robot scientist made A-Ji in the exact likeness of his previous girlfriend, Ji-Ah (geddit?), because that's what nerdy scientists do. Ji-Ah needs the money so she poses as the robot. Comedy and romance ensue!!!

UPDATE: The YouTube content is spotty, with many missing episodes

 

[BigDaddyLH]

They have these weird robot thingies at small college near us. Look like coolers in wheels with flag. They do within a mile or two of campus. Mostly using sidewalks and small back alleys.
At least they make noise so you hear them.

What is their purpose?

 

[blowtorch]

I saw a description of a Korean rom-com and tracked it down on YouTube: "I Am Not a Robot".

It's in the "rich man/poor woman" sub-genre but the ridiculousness of the premise has me hooked:

A rich but reclusive man who is allergic to all human touch seeks to acquire a female robot. (Because, well, you know...) Right before delivery, Robot A-Ji blows up. Luckily, the robot scientist made A-Ji in the exact likeness of his previous girlfriend, Ji-Ah (geddit?), because that's what nerdy scientists do. Ji-Ah needs the money so she poses as the robot. Comedy and romance ensue!!!

UPDATE: The YouTube content is spotty, with many missing episodes

weird science, indeed

 

[blowtorch]

What is their purpose?

they pose as concession sales but they are actually working for the DEA