JP3236367U - Waiting robot for restaurants - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a serving robot for a restaurant capable of serving liquor drinks such as draft beer and highball mainly to a designated place in a restaurant in a manner in which a customer who has placed an order can be satisfied. .. SOLUTION: A waiter robot 1 is an empty mug for putting draft beer in a waiter robot for a restaurant configured to be able to run on its own in a passage in contact with a tabletop seat used by a customer while avoiding obstacles. A beer that can inject the beer in the beer storage unit 20, the beer storage unit 20 that stores the beer, and the mug 81 that holds the 81 in a holding state into the mug 81. An injection unit 50 and a control means 5 for electrically controlling the injection unit 50 are provided. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to a waiter robot for a restaurant that mainly serves liquor drinks such as draft beer and highball to a table or the like of a customer who has ordered it in a restaurant such as a pub or a restaurant.

In recent years, the serious problem of a shortage of workers has become prominent in the industrial world. Therefore, among restaurants where a large number of customers can eat and drink, such as a restaurant for families (family restaurant) and a sushi restaurant (conveyor belt sushi restaurant) that transports ordered sushi to the audience seats by a conveyor, Patent Document 1 An increasing number of stores are trying to improve the efficiency of clerk's work by providing wait service to customers with small robots as illustrated in.

Patent Document 1 describes a doll section having a traveling means for traveling, a carrier for carrying dishes to be served and tableware to be served, an order for dishes, receiving dishes from the carrier, and a carrier. It is a robot equipped with an order receiving means that outputs a voice to urge customers to put tableware on it, and a running control means that avoids obstacles by detecting with a sensor. According to Patent Document 1, when a robot carries food to a designated seat, it can perform highly cost-effective attractions such as singing and dancing in front of the customer during a meal in response to the customer's request. It is said that customers can have a good time while eating.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-283983

However, in a restaurant as described above, a customer arriving at a table may place an order for draft beer and serve the draft beer to the table designated by the customer. At this time, in a particularly prosperous restaurant, if there are a plurality of draft beers ordered at one time, for example, two, three, etc. at the designated destination table, the clerk collectively collects the plurality of draft beers by one person. It may be carried by. Draft beer served in restaurants is generally heavy-duty, served in a relatively heavy glass mug, filled with foam. Therefore, when the clerk carries the heavy draft beer to the designated table so as not to spill it, the load on the clerk is heavy, and the clerk has requested to improve the workability.

On the other hand, in the kitchen, when draft beer filled with foam and draft beer poured into a mug is placed on a small robot as in Patent Document 1 and served, it is full in the middle of the transport route from the kitchen to the designated table. There is a risk that the draft beer in the state will spill as the small robot runs and stops, and the draft beer cannot be properly transported to the designated table. Therefore, draft beer spilled from the mug is not preferable because it can deprive the customers who drink it.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is intended to satisfy customers who have placed an order for liquor drinks such as draft beer and highball in a restaurant. The purpose is to provide a waiter robot for restaurants that can serve food at a place.

In order to achieve the above object, the serving robot for restaurants according to the present invention has the following configuration.
(1) In a restaurant waiter robot that is configured to avoid obstacles and run on its own in the passageway in contact with the tabletop seats used by customers, an empty container for liquor drinks containing carbon dioxide is placed in the restaurant. A container mounting portion to be placed in a held state, a drink storage means for storing the liquor drink, and a drink injection capable of injecting the liquor drink in the drink storage means into the container placed in the container mounting portion. It is characterized by comprising a unit and a control means for performing electrical control.

In the restaurant waiter robot according to the present invention, the concept of "tabletop seat" is defined as a general term for table seats and counter seats in which customers sit and eat and drink, for example. In addition, the concept of "inside a restaurant" was provided for customer service in, for example, a family restaurant, a conveyor belt sushi restaurant, a grilled meat restaurant, a Chinese restaurant, other restaurants, a tavern, and other showrooms where products were exhibited. It is a general term that includes places where food and drink services such as juice, liquor, and light meals are provided, such as table seats and counter seats.

(2) The serving robot for restaurants according to (1) is provided with a driving means for moving the container mounting portion, and the posture of the container mounting portion on which the container is placed is in a horizontal state by the driving means. It is characterized in that it can be changed between the tilted state and the tilted state.
(3) The restaurant waiter robot according to (1) or (2) is characterized by being provided with a message transmission means for issuing a message regarding the waiter to the customer by at least one of voice or text display. And.
(4) The serving robot for a restaurant according to any one of (1) to (3) is provided with the container for serving from the tabletop seat or the lower table tableware placing portion on which tableware is placed. It is characterized by.
(5) In the restaurant serving robot according to any one of (1) to (4), the liquor drink is draft beer or highball.

The operation and effect of the serving robot for restaurants according to the present invention having the above configuration will be described.

(1) In a restaurant waiter robot that is configured to be able to run on its own while avoiding obstacles in the passage that is in contact with the tabletop seats used by customers in the restaurant, an empty container for liquor drinks containing carbon dioxide gas is placed. A container mounting unit for loading in a held state, a drink storage means for storing liquor drinks, a drink injection section for injecting liquor drinks in the drink storage means into a container placed in the container mounting section, and an electrical It is characterized in that it is provided with a control means for performing various controls. Due to this feature, for example, in restaurants such as family restaurants, conveyor belt sushi restaurants, grilled meat restaurants, Chinese restaurants, taverns, and other restaurants, customers who sit at the tabletop can order alcoholic drinks such as raw beer. Upon entering, the restaurant waiter robot according to the present invention can serve liquor drinks to the tabletop seats specified in the order. Moreover, the draft beer and other liquor drinks served at the designated tabletop seats are not spilled from the container during the serving process, so customers do not feel uncomfortable with the draft beer and other liquor drinks. You can enjoy drinking while tasting while getting satisfaction.

Therefore, according to the restaurant waiter robot according to the present invention, liquor drinks such as draft beer and highball are mainly served at the designated place in the restaurant in such a manner that the customer who placed the order can be satisfied. It has an excellent effect of being able to do it.

In the serving robot for restaurants described in (2), a driving means for moving the container mounting portion is provided, and the posture of the container mounting portion on which the container is placed can be changed to a horizontal state or an inclined state by the driving means. It is characterized by being changeable between. Due to this feature, a liquor drink such as draft beer can be poured into a container and provided to a customer in a manner preferable to the drinker, such as draft beer in which beer is poured into a mug by a clerk.

The restaurant waiter robot described in (3) is characterized by being provided with a message transmission means for issuing a message regarding the waiter to the customer by at least one of voice or text display. Due to this feature, the restaurant waiter robot according to the present invention can smoothly communicate with the customer by using voice and characters, and can smoothly serve the customer.

The serving robot for a restaurant described in (4) is characterized by being provided with a container for serving from the tabletop seat or a tableware placing section for placing tableware. Due to this feature, if there is a container or tableware to be served at the tabletop where alcoholic beverages are served, the customer moves the container or tableware to be served to the restaurant serving robot according to the present invention and sits on the tabletop. Since the seats can be tidied up, you can continue to enjoy comfortable eating and drinking at your own seats. In addition, the clerk can reduce the work load when cleaning up the container or the like to be set from the tabletop seat.

In the restaurant waiter robot described in (5), the liquor drink is draft beer or highball. Due to this feature, for example, in restaurants such as family restaurants, conveyor belt sushi restaurants, grilled meat restaurants, Chinese restaurants, taverns, and other restaurants, raw beer and high balls are generally used by many customers who drink alcoholic beverages. Since it is supported, customers who come to the store can enjoy and enjoy the cold sushi served by the restaurant waiter robot according to the present invention while having fun with themselves.

It is a front view which shows outline of the waitperson robot which concerns on embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the drink storage means and the drink injection part mounted on the serving robot which concerns on embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which the container mounting part is inclined at the time of injecting draft beer in the waiter robot which concerns on embodiment. It is a top view which schematically exemplifies the layout in the restaurant which uses the waitperson robot which concerns on embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode that the operation instruction information is output to the waiter robot which concerns on embodiment with an operation terminal. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which the beer was injected into the mug placed on the container placing part after the waiter robot which concerns on embodiment arrives at the side of the table of the serving destination. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which the jug and tableware which served from the table of the serving destination are placed on the lower set tableware placing part of the serving robot which concerns on embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the waiter robot for restaurants according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the serving robot for restaurants according to the present invention targets, for example, family restaurants, conveyor belt sushi restaurants, grilled meat restaurants, Chinese restaurants, other restaurants, taverns, and other restaurants that provide liquor. The case where it is installed will be described.

First, an outline of a restaurant in which a waiter robot for restaurants according to the present embodiment is installed will be briefly described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view schematically illustrating the layout in the restaurant using the waiter robot according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing how the operation instruction information is output to the waiter robot according to the embodiment by the operation terminal.

As shown in FIG. 4, the restaurant 90 has a plurality of table seats 91 and counter seats 92, respectively, as an example of tabletop seats in which customers who come to the restaurant sit and eat and drink. The inside of the restaurant 90 is in an environment in which a computer network capable of transmitting and receiving data by a wireless communication line is laid. As shown in FIG. 5, the restaurant serving robot 1 (hereinafter referred to as “serving robot 1”) according to the present embodiment is used in such a restaurant 90 together with the mobile terminal 9. The mobile terminal 9 is provided with an application that can operate the waiter robot 1 through the wireless communication line in the restaurant 90.

Next, the outline of the self-propelled technique used for the waiter robot 1 will be briefly described. Like the well-known self-propelled robot, the waiter robot 1 includes motion driving means for performing basic movements such as running, stopping, and turning, and motion control means for performing electrical control including the motion driving means. ing. In the waiter robot 1, the basic device configuration / device structure required to enable self-propelling, such as control to the drive means performed by the motion control means, including the motion drive means, is a well-known technique.

The waiter robot 1 is configured to be able to self-propell in the aisle in contact with the table seat 91 and the counter seat 92 in the restaurant 90 while avoiding obstacles. Specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the transport path P previously set in the operation control means of the waiter robot 1 is laid in the aisle 90 in the restaurant as the movement path of the waiter robot 1. There is. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the waiter robot 1 operates between the station 95 in the restaurant 90 and the designated table seat 91 (or counter seat 92) by operating the mobile terminal 9 via a clerk. , It is possible to make a round trip through the determined transport path P.

Next, the main part of the waiter robot 1 will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a waiter robot according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a drink storage means and a drink injection unit mounted on the waiter robot according to the embodiment.

The waiter robot 1 is configured to serve draft beer to a designated table seat 91 or counter seat 92 as one of the liquor drinks containing carbon dioxide gas in the present embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the waiter robot 1 includes a control means 5, a voice transmission unit 6 (message transmission means), a character display unit 7 (message transmission means), and a beer storage unit 20 (drink storage means). ), A lower table tableware mounting section 30, a mug mounting section 40 (container mounting section), a beer injection section 50 (drink injection section), and the like. The serving robot 1 has three main body bases 2 located on the lowermost side, a main body server unit 4 located on the uppermost side, and a main body space portion 3 between the main body base 2 and the main body server unit 4. It is roughly divided.

The main body base 2 includes an operation driving means (not shown), wheels for grounding to the transport path P, a control means 5, and a beer storage unit 20. The control means 5 electrically controls the voice transmitting unit 6, the character display unit 7, the driving means 42, the solenoid valve of the beer injection unit 50, and the like. As shown in FIG. 2, the beer storage unit 20 includes a carbon dioxide gas cylinder 21 filled with carbon dioxide gas (CO ₂ gas), a beer container 22 filled with beer, a cold storage material such as ice, or cooling having a cooling function. It consists of a part 23. The beer container 22 is, for example, a beer barrel capable of accommodating at least 4 L of beer.

In the beer storage unit 20, the carbon dioxide gas in the carbon dioxide gas cylinder 21 is supplied into the beer container 22 while adjusting the pressure with a regulator, and the beer in the beer container 22 is pressure-fed to the cooling unit 23. The beer pumped from the beer container 22 together with the carbon dioxide gas is appropriately cooled by passing through the flow path of the cooling unit 23, and is supplied to the beer injection unit 50 as draft beer 80. Draft beer in a cold state is discharged from the injection port 51.

In this embodiment, the beer storage unit 20 has two, and both beer storage units 20 have two independent pipe routes. In the case of a waiter robot for restaurants equipped with a plurality of drink storage means, the liquor drinks stored in the liquor drinks are all the same drinks (draft beer or highball) as in the beer storage unit 20 according to the present embodiment. (Unified to either) may be used.

Alternatively, even if both a drink storage means for storing beer and serving draft beer and a drink storage means for storing alcoholic beverages such as whiskey and shochu and serving chew high and highball are provided. good. However, when providing highball or the like, it is necessary to replace the beer container 22 of the beer storage unit 20 shown in FIG. 2 with a container suitable for accommodating alcoholic beverages such as whiskey and shochu.

The beer injection unit 50 is connected to the beer storage unit 20 by a tube (not shown). When the customer touches the switch on the operation unit 8 provided on the main body server unit 4, the solenoid valve at the injection port 51 opens. As a result, the beer Br supplied from the beer storage unit 20 is discharged from the injection port 51 of the beer injection unit 50. When discharging beer Br from the injection port 51, the valve lever provided in the injection port 51 may be manually opened.

The main body server portion 4 is rotatably arranged with respect to the support frame portion 12 supported by the pillar portion 11 connected to the main body base 2. As shown in FIG. 1, the support frame portion 12 has a left side portion that supports the main body server unit 4 on the left side and a right side portion that supports the main body server unit 4 on the right side with respect to the two main body server units 4 arranged side by side. Is formed in a form in which and is connected at the lower part (a form in which the U-shape is rotated 90 degrees to the right).

The main body server unit 4 puts the beer Br (see FIG. 6) in the beer storage unit 20 and the mug mounting unit 40 on which the empty mug 81 for storing the beer Br into the mug 81 placed in the mug mounting unit 40. It has a beer injection unit 50 capable of injecting beer, a mug holding unit 41 capable of holding and releasing the beer mug 81 mounted on the mug mounting unit 40, a driving means 42 for moving the mug mounting unit 40, and the like.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the container mounting portion is tilted when the draft beer is injected in the waiter robot according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the main body server unit 4 is rotatable by a drive means 42 relative to the support frame portion 12 about the axis AX via a well-known mechanism, and the main body server unit 4 is relatively rotatable. In No. 4, the posture of the jockey mounting portion 40 on which the jockey 81 is placed can be changed between a horizontal state and an inclined state by the driving means 42.

That is, when the beer Br is discharged from the injection port 51, when the button switch on the operation unit 8 is touched, the control means 5 controls the drive means 42, and as shown in FIG. 3, the axis center AX is the center. The server unit 4 of the main body is rotated in one direction with the rotation angle of about 45 ° as the upper limit, and the bottom side of the jack 81 mounted on the jack mounting portion 40 is lifted.

In the main body server unit 4, when the bottom side of the mug 81 mounted on the mug mounting unit 40 is in a lifted state, beer Br is poured into the mug 81 from the injection port 51. At this time, the control means 5 controls the drive means 42, and the beer Br is poured from the injection port 51 into the mug 81 while gradually rotating the main body server unit 4 in the other direction around the axis AX. Is done. As a result, as the amount of beer Br injected into the mug 81 gradually increases, the mug 81 mounted on the mug mounting portion 40 is returned from the tilted state to the horizontal state, and is poured into the mug 81. It is possible to prevent the beer Br from spilling out of the mug 81.

The space between the lower plate portion of the support frame portion 12 and the main body base portion 2 is the main body space portion 3, and the lower table tableware placing portion 30 is arranged as the ceiling of the main body base portion 2. The mug 81 and tableware 85, which are served from the designated table seat 91 or counter seat 92 to which draft beer is served, are placed on the lower table tableware placing section 30 and can be accommodated in the main body space section 3.

Various messages related to serving customers are stored in advance in the control means 5, and the voice transmission unit 6 is a speaker configured to be able to transmit the messages by voice. The character display unit 7 is an electric signboard unit configured so that the message can be transmitted by displaying the message in characters. These messages are transmitted by artificial intelligence (AI) possessed by the control means 5.

Next, the role played by the waiter robot 1 in the restaurant 90 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7, for example, when the number of orders for draft beer is 2. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which beer is injected into a mug placed on a container mounting portion after the waiter robot according to the embodiment arrives at the side of the table at the serving destination. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a jug and tableware prepared from the table at the serving destination are placed on the lower table tableware placing portion of the serving robot according to the embodiment.

When the customer who came to the store arrives at the table seat 91 (or the counter seat 92) and the order for draft beer is notified to the clerk, the clerk matches the number of orders for draft beer 2 and the empty mug 81 as shown in FIG. Are individually placed in the mug mounting section 40 of the main body server section 4, and set in a state where the mug 81 is held by the mug holding section 41. Next, the clerk serves the draft beer to the customer who ordered the table seat 91 (in FIG. 4, in the case of the illustrated "15" table seat 91 and the illustrated "8" counter seat 92. After confirming the location of (there is also), as shown in FIG. 4, the operation instruction information regarding the table seat 91 at the serving destination is transferred to the serving robot 1 through the input mobile terminal 9. As a result, the waiter robot 1 can specify the table seat 91 at the serving destination.

Upon receiving the operation instruction information, the waiter robot 1 sets the empty mug 81 in the mug mounting portion 40, and sets the empty mug 81 up to the table seat 91 at the serving destination as shown by the arrow in FIG. Is directed in the traveling direction, and travels on the set transport path P. When the serving robot 1 arrives in the vicinity of the table seat 91 at the serving destination, the serving robot 1 itself so that the injection port 51 of the operation unit 8 and the beer injection unit 50 faces the customer sitting at the table seat 91 at the serving destination. Turn around.

Next, after the direction of the waiter robot 1 is changed, both the voice transmission unit 6 and the character display unit 7 send a message to the customer to the effect that "beer is automatically poured". When the customer receives this message and touches the button switch of the operation unit 8, the main body server unit 4 rotates in one direction, and the bottom side of the jockey 81 mounted on the jockey mounting unit 40 is lifted. Next, the beer Br automatically begins to be poured from the injection port 51 into the mug 81, rotates the main body server unit 4 in the other direction, and returns the tilted position of the mug 81 to the horizontal position. Continues to be poured into 81. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, when the main body server unit 4 is in the horizontal posture, the beer Br is in a state of being full of the mug 81 together with the foam, and becomes the draft beer 80 in a mode that can be provided to the customer.

When the beer Br is poured to the full of the mug 81, the injection port 51 is closed and the mug holding portion 41 releases the holding of the mug 81. Next, both the voice transmission unit 6 and the character display unit 7 transmit a message "Please take draft beer 80" to the customer, and the customer receives this message and receives the draft beer 80 from the mug mounting unit 40. Take out.

After that, the waiter robot 1 sends a message to the customer from both the voice transmitting unit 6 and the character display unit 7 stating, "If there is an empty mug or glass, put it on this table." In response to this message, as shown in FIG. 7, the customer places the mug 81 and the tableware 85 to be set on the tableware placing section 30, and the waiter robot 1 follows the transport route P traveled on the outbound route. On the return trip, the jug 81 or the like to be set is placed on the lower set tableware placing section 30 up to the designated designated station 95 and returned.

Thus, the draft beer 80 is served at the table seat 91 at the serving destination of the ordered customer, and the jug 81 or the like to be served can be cleaned up at the table seat 91 at the serving destination.

Next, the operation / effect of the waiter robot 1 according to the present embodiment will be described.

The waiter robot 1 according to the present embodiment is a waiter robot for restaurants configured in the restaurant 90 so that the passage in contact with the table seat 91 and the counter seat 92 used by the customer can run by itself while avoiding obstacles. A mug mounting section 40 for holding an empty mug 81 for containing beer Br containing carbon dioxide gas, a beer storage unit 20 for storing beer Br, and a beer Br in the beer storage unit 20 are mounted on the mug. It is characterized by comprising a beer injection unit 50 capable of injecting beer into a mug 81 placed in the unit 40, and a control means 5 for electrically controlling the beer.

Due to this feature, for example, in a restaurant 90 such as a family restaurant, a conveyor belt sushi restaurant, a grilled meat restaurant, a Chinese restaurant, an izakaya, or another restaurant, a customer arriving at a table seat 91 or a counter seat 92 orders raw beer 80. Then, the waiter robot 1 can serve the raw beer 80 to the table seat 91 and the counter seat 92 designated by the order. Therefore, instead of the clerk, the waiter robot 1 performs the work of serving the heavy draft beer 80 to the designated table seat 91 or the like without spilling it. It is suppressed and the workability of the clerk is significantly improved. Especially in the food and beverage industry and other industries, the problem of shortage of human resources for workers is becoming more serious, and the waiter robot 1 can make a great contribution as one means of solving such a problem, and can also perform 90 operations in the restaurant. It can be made more efficient. In addition, since the draft beer 80 served at the designated table seat 91 or the like is not in a state where the beer Br is spilled from the mug 81 during the serving, the customer does not feel uncomfortable with the draft beer 80. You can enjoy drinking while tasting while getting satisfaction.

Therefore, according to the waiter robot 1 according to the present embodiment, in the restaurant 90, mainly the liquor drinks such as draft beer 80 can be satisfied by the customer who ordered the table seat 91 or the counter at the designated destination. It has the excellent effect of being able to serve the seat 92.

Further, the serving robot 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with a driving means 42 for moving the jockey mounting portion 40, and the posture of the jockey mounting portion 40 on which the jockey 81 is mounted is tilted to a horizontal state by the drive means 42. It is characterized in that it can be changed from the state in which it is made.

With this feature, it is possible to provide a customer with draft beer 80 poured into a mug 81 with beer Br in a state of having an appropriate amount of foam, like draft beer in which beer is poured into a mug by a clerk.

Further, the waiter robot 1 according to the present embodiment is characterized in that it includes a voice transmission unit 6 and a character display unit 7 as message transmission means for transmitting a message regarding the waiter to the customer by displaying by voice and characters. And.

Due to this feature, the customer who drinks the draft beer 80 can easily perform the operation of injecting the beer Br into the mug 81 set in the mug mounting portion 40 of the arriving serving robot 1, and the draft beer 80 served. Can be smoothly taken out from the serving robot 1. In this way, the waitperson robot 1 can smoothly communicate with the customer and smoothly serve the customer by using voice and characters.

Further, the serving robot 1 according to the present embodiment is characterized by including a jug 81 for lowering from the table seat 91 and the counter seat 92, and a lower table tableware placing portion 30 on which various tableware 85 is placed.

Due to this feature, if there is a mug 81 or tableware 85 to be served at the table seat 91 or counter seat 92 serving draft beer 80, the customer moves the mug 81 or the like to be served to the serving robot 1 and sits at his / her own seat. Since the table seats 91 and the like can be cleaned up, you can continue to enjoy comfortable eating and drinking at your own seats. In addition, the clerk can reduce the work load when cleaning up the mug 81 to be set from the table seat 91 or the like.

Further, in the waiter robot 1 according to the present embodiment, the liquor drink is draft beer 80 or highball.

Due to this feature, for example, in 90 restaurants such as family restaurants, conveyor belt sushi restaurants, grilled meat restaurants, Chinese restaurants, taverns, and other restaurants, draft beer 80 and high balls are generally used by customers who drink alcoholic beverages. Since it is supported by many people, customers who come to the store can enjoy the cold draft beer 80 and the like served by the waiter robot 1 while having fun with themselves.

In the above, the present invention has been described according to the embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be appropriately modified and applied without departing from the gist thereof.

(1) For example, in the embodiment, a waiter robot 1 equipped with two beer storage units 20 and a beer injection unit 50 that form two independent pipe routes is mentioned, but the waiter robot for restaurants according to the present invention has been mentioned. The number of drink storage means and the number of drink injection units provided in the above are not limited to this embodiment, and can be variously changed.

(2) Further, the serving robot for restaurants according to the present invention targets liquor drinks containing carbon dioxide gas as drinks stored in the drink storage means. However, by the technique applying the serving robot for restaurants according to the present invention, eating and drinking for alcoholic beverages and juices that do not contain carbon dioxide, and juice drinks that contain carbon dioxide, instead of alcoholic beverages containing carbon dioxide. It is also possible to configure a waiter robot for stores.

1 Waiting robot (serving robot for restaurants)
5 Control means 6 Voice transmitter (message transmission means)
7-character display unit (message transmission means)
20 Beer storage unit (drink storage means)
30 Lower table tableware mounting part 40 Jug mounting part (container mounting part)
42 Drive unit (drive means)
50 Beer injection section (drink injection section)
81 Jug (container)
85 Tableware 90 stores (inside the restaurant)
91 Table seats (tabletop seats)
92 Counter seats (tabletop seats)

Claims (5)

In a restaurant waiter robot that is configured to be able to run on its own while avoiding obstacles in the aisle in contact with the tabletop seats used by customers in the restaurant.
A container mounting part that holds an empty container for liquor drinks containing carbon dioxide while holding it.
A drink storage means for storing the liquor drink and
A drink injection unit capable of injecting the liquor drink in the drink storage means into the container placed in the container mounting unit, and a drink injection unit.
To be equipped with a control means for performing electrical control,
A waiter robot for restaurants featuring. In the waiter robot for restaurants according to claim 1,
A driving means for moving the container mounting portion is provided.
The posture of the container mounting portion on which the container is placed can be changed between a horizontal state and an inclined state by the driving means.
A waiter robot for restaurants featuring. In the waiter robot for restaurants according to claim 1 or 2.
Providing a means of communicating a message about serving a customer, either by voice or at least one of the textual displays.
A waiter robot for restaurants featuring. In the waiter robot for restaurants according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
Provided with the container to be set down from the tabletop seat, or the lower set tableware placing section on which tableware is placed.
A waiter robot for restaurants featuring. In the waiter robot for restaurants according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
The liquor drink must be draft beer or highball.
A waiter robot for restaurants featuring.

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