Tray-return robots are costly to maintain

[FireOpal]

One food court manager said the cost needed to maintain and fix the robots could pay for more cleaners.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/tray-return-robots-food-courts-cleaners-4488006

[FireOpal]

Sparkle System Management director Steven Pang told CNA over the phone that there was no use for robots since diners now return their own crockery. 

Asked for feedback on the robots, Mr Pang said they were expensive to maintain and did not perform up to expectations. 

"It could be because that was the first generation of robots, and it was more than five, six years ago," he added.

Asked to elaborate, Mr Pang echoed what others said about the robots blocking pathways during peak dining hours. 

A manager at one of the F&B establishments that stopped using the robots a few years ago said the machines were only deployed when there was a shortage of cleaners. 

The robots eventually began breaking down and the cost of repairing them was enough to pay for more cleaning staff, said the manager, who did not want his name or company published as he was not authorised to speak to the media.

[Arctic]

Expected lah hahaha

Everything started out every grand and ambitious only to be scaled down or totally abandon later on

[daryl76]

no cleaners lose their jobs after introducing tray return siol....

[Balutsider]

Use robot at geylang is good idea
$20 jo then eat balut