Robot in Dhaka restaurant

Recently, an online report by The Daily Star caused a bit of a stir on social media. The report was about a restaurant in Mirpur that has recently employed robots as waiters. This is perhaps the first restaurant in Bangladesh to have introduced robots as servicemen.

Robots are widely used in manufacturing and restaurants in many countries. Although robots reduce the time and increase efficiency, their maintenance is still costly. Moreover, the widespread use of robots in the service sector will inevitably exacerbate our unemployment problem. Therefore, we need to greet innovations and technology with not only excitement but also caution.

Kowsar Rahman Sadit, Uttara, Dhaka