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schema:articleBody	Afghanistan's first-ever robot waitress glides up to a table of curious diners in central Kabul and presents them with a plate of French fries. "Thank you very much," the machine says in Dari, one of Afghanistan's two main languages. Restaurant manager Mohammad Rafi Shirzad says the humanoid robot, imported from Japan and designed to look vaguely like a women wearing a hijab, has already pulled in new customers since it started working last month. "It is interesting for many people here to see a robot in real life," he said. "Sometimes kids jump in joy and surprise when they see the robot bring them food." While robots are becoming increasingly commonplace in Japan and China, they are not unusual in conflict-wracked Afghanistan. After decades of war that has left much of the country's infrastructure in ruins, the sight of a battery-powered waitress has provided some light relief in Kabul. Nine-year-old Ahmad Zaki was desperate to see the machine. "I saw the robot on TV, and asked my father to take me to this restaurant," he said. Named "Timea" and measuring about 150 centimetres (five feet) in height, the robot performs only rudimentary tasks. It delivers plates to tables, which diners then take from a tray, and can say basic phrases including "Happy Birthday". It also can stop when it comes across an obstacle, and customers can place orders via a touch panel. But the story is not without controversy. Some Afghans see Timea as a threat to the country's dire unemployment situation. "This is ridiculously wrong," Facebook user Kashif Abobaker wrote. "They employ a robot when there are tens of thousands of young people desperately looking for a job." us/wat/ds/hg
schema:headline	Robot waitress serves up smiles in war-torn Afghanistan
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schema:datePublished	2020-02-14 (xsd:date)
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