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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand:

Waiter killed after drunken customer attacks staff over missing ice Man dies, woman critically injured after late-night altercation A dispute over missing ice escalated into a fatal stabbing after a drunken customer allegedly attacked restaurant sta... [1]

TOKYO -- At Gusto, a casual restaurant in Shinjuku popular with families and foreign tourists, a squat, cat-eared robot glides slowly through the extra-wide aisles. [2]

DALIAN, China/TOKYO -- Pudu Robotics, a Chinese startup that manufactures robot waiters, is embarking on its next phase of growth, fueled by global demand for the labor-saving machines. (confirmed by 2 sources) [3]

DALIAN, China -- At a hotel in Shanghai, a staffer placed a packaged meal into a robotic waiter and entered the room number of a suspected coronavirus patient on the waiter's touch screen. The robot then automatically made its way to the room. [4]

TOKYO -- Dinner will be served robot-style at 2,000 eateries run by Skylark Holdings, Japan's largest operator of family restaurants, by the end of next year. [5]

DALIAN, China -- Shanghai-based unicorn Keenon Robotics has rebooted a quest to capture global demand for server robots now that China's borders have reopened, with the goal of half its sales going to overseas customers. [6]

TAKAMATSU, Japan -- A broth known as dashi in Japan is essential to one of the country's favorite dishes. And the quality of the sardines and seaweed that make dashi often determine how well that dish -- udon -- tastes. [7]

PATTAYA, Thailand – Complaints about “lady drinks” and bar staff being glued to their phones are common among Pattaya Mail readers, but behind the arguments lies a reality many customers rarely see: bar work in Pattaya is demanding, emotionally drain... [8]

Sources
[1] TH thethaiger.com · 2026-01-04 · 85% match

Waiter killed after drunken customer attacks staff over missing ice

Waiter killed after drunken customer attacks staff over missing ice Man dies, woman critically injured after late-night altercation A dispute over missing ice escalated into a fatal stabbing after a drunken customer allegedly attacked restaurant sta

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-07-02 · 75% match

Japan's robot needs are more cat-eared waiters than AI humanoids

TOKYO -- At Gusto, a casual restaurant in Shinjuku popular with families and foreign tourists, a squat, cat-eared robot glides slowly through the extra-wide aisles.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-10-07 · 85% match

Chinese startup's robo-waiters ready to take orders around the world

DALIAN, China/TOKYO -- Pudu Robotics, a Chinese startup that manufactures robot waiters, is embarking on its next phase of growth, fueled by global demand for the labor-saving machines.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-04-14 · 75% match

Robotic waiters and nurses drive China's unmanned economy

DALIAN, China -- At a hotel in Shanghai, a staffer placed a packaged meal into a robotic waiter and entered the room number of a suspected coronavirus patient on the waiter's touch screen. The robot then automatically made its way to the room.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-10-18 · 75% match

Japan's Skylark rolls out robo-waiters for contactless dining

TOKYO -- Dinner will be served robot-style at 2,000 eateries run by Skylark Holdings, Japan's largest operator of family restaurants, by the end of next year.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-02-08 · 75% match

Chinese unicorn aims to sell half of robot waiters outside mainland

DALIAN, China -- Shanghai-based unicorn Keenon Robotics has rebooted a quest to capture global demand for server robots now that China's borders have reopened, with the goal of half its sales going to overseas customers.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-08-10 · 75% match

Waiter, there's a sardine in my sake

TAKAMATSU, Japan -- A broth known as dashi in Japan is essential to one of the country's favorite dishes. And the quality of the sardines and seaweed that make dashi often determine how well that dish -- udon -- tastes.

[8] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2026-01-14 · 33% match

Bar life isn’t easy in Pattaya phones pressure and a job few truly understand

PATTAYA, Thailand – Complaints about “lady drinks” and bar staff being glued to their phones are common among Pattaya Mail readers, but behind the arguments lies a reality many customers rarely see: bar work in Pattaya is demanding, emotionally drain

[9] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2026-02-06 · 30% match

Mistaken for a buffet, tourists find kindness at a Thai funeral

BANGKOK, Thailand – A video capturing an unexpected act of kindness in Thailand has delighted social media users worldwide. The footage shows two foreign tourists accidentally entering a local funeral near a night market, mistaking it for a buffet.

[10] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2025-10-18 · 31% match

Pattaya networking evening brings business leaders together at Hemingways by the Lake

PATTAYA, Thailand – It was another evening of great food, fine drinks, and lively conversation as FLS Group and Promech Heavy Equipment once again brought friends and colleagues together for their much-anticipated networking event.

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