Havana restaurant defies Cuba’s tech struggles with digital menus, robot waitress

Havana – For Sonia Perez, Havana’s Dua seemed like an entry into a movie by setting her foot at the Allicia restaurant. Even in Cuba fighting with electricity outbreaks and technical deficiencies, this meal has jumped with digital menu, Alexa-capable assistance, touchless bathroom and even a food distribution robot in the 21st century.

“I thought I was in a cartoon movie!” 643 -year -old government employees say the opposite is surprised with the external technical reality. “I hope there’s something else in the Cuba … We’re really behind the technology.”

However, it is common to the island, due to the lack of power cuts on the island and the lack of modern technology, this national automation is a complex statue in Cuba.

Open seven years ago, the restaurant gradually started with tablets on the tablets, and then the arrival of Alexa services and Dua Allisia ended with a food distribution robot-who now assisted human waiters in the dining room.

Guests are welcomed with the digital menu on the screens on their tables, so that they allow the traditional cubber foods to be browned, such as savory pork steak, pasta and sweet desserts. The bar further enhances the experience of supplying drinks like Mozitos or newly created Dikiris. Human servers are for low technology-intellectuals.

The prices are combined with other private restaurants, they make the average unnecessary for Cuba and reflect the island’s inflation.

Despite the challenges of limited and of unreliable internet access in cuba (Mobile Internet Only Became widespread in 2018, and outages are frequent due to the energy crisis), doa checia appears to be naavigating. Obstacles.

Manager Yadiel Hernandez believes that technological progress helps to attract customers by creating a unique and attractive dining experience in Havana.

“We noticed a change,” said Hernandez. “Both children and adults are interesting to bring a robotic assistant to the table to bring food to the table … it’s a fancy experience” “

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