Inside the incredible Tokyo cafe where the food and drinks are served to customers by ROBOTS

Welcome to the cafe of the future, where the wait staff are all robots.

And the location? No surprises there – Tokyo.

It’s called the Dawn Avatar Robot Café and travel content creator Maz Green stopped by for a juice and a green tea, with the short video she made of the visit gaining tens of thousands of views on Instagram.

Maz, who posts striking photos and videos on Instagram and TikTok to hundreds of thousands of followers via the handle ‘Where can you find me?‘, explained to MailOnline Travel that all food and drink is served by robots – and is controlled remotely ‘by people with medical or physical limitations who cannot come to work but want to stay connected to society’.

Maz, who is half Japanese but born and raised in London, was told there are 70 staff working as robot pilots.

Travel content creator Maz Green stopped by for a juice and a green tea at Dawn Avatar Robot Café in Tokyo. Maz explained to MailOnline Travel that all food and drink is served by robots – and they are controlled remotely ‘by people with medical or physical limitations who cannot come to work but want to stay connected to society’

Inside, she saw “about ten avatar robot waiters, a barista robot, a robot behind the bar and a few more small robots scattered around the cafe.”

In addition, people helped with problems, helped customers place their orders and made drinks and meals.

However, the robots operate everything and customers can interact with them.

Maz, 31, said: ‘The robots can all talk. Each avatar features a camera on the robot’s forehead, a microphone and a speaker, so pilots can interact with customers as if they were standing right in front of them.

Inside, Maz saw “about ten avatar robot waiters, a barista robot, a robot behind the bar and a few more small robots scattered around the cafe.”

‘The robots can perform simple movements, such as nodding their heads or raising their hands, all via eye-tracking technology.

“I’ve been in touch with so many of them. A robot greeted me at the entrance and explained how the cafe works, then I spoke to my robot waiter and to the mini robots at the bar.

‘Because I speak Japanese, I have been able to get to know the lives of many pilots.

‘It was fascinating to hear their stories and their appreciation for the work, which makes them feel less isolated and more social during the week.

The robots can perform simple movements, such as nodding their heads or raising their hands

The robots can all talk and each avatar has a camera on the robot’s forehead, a microphone and a speaker, so the pilots can communicate with customers as if they were standing right in front of them, Maz reveals

Maz, above at a cake-in-a-can vending machine in Tokyo, posts eye-catching photos and videos on Instagram and TikTok to hundreds of thousands of followers using the ‘Where To Find Me’ button

‘They are all nice and happy to talk to their tables in English.

“Most robots have iPads next to them so you can see a photo of whoever is controlling the robot and where in the world they are logging in.”

And how was the service?

Maz revealed that when you enter the cafe, which is located in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi Honcho district, you place your order and pay on an iPad before being assigned to a table.

Her juice and green tea “arrived within minutes” and none of the robots made a mistake.

Do the robots demand a tip?

Maz said, ‘No, because in Japan it is not customary to tip. If you try, they will deny it and sometimes even chase you out of the restaurant to give you your money back.”

And what was Maz’s overall impression?

“I loved it,” she said. ‘It was more expensive than the average café, but it was worth it to know that you were supporting a great initiative that offers opportunities to people with mobility or isolation problems.

‘It was very futuristic and therefore a quintessential Tokyo experience that I highly recommend.’

For more information about the Dawn, visit Avatar Robot Cafe dawn2021.orylab.com. Where To Find Me can be found on Instagram here and on TikTok here.

Maz said of the Avatar Robot Cafe: “I loved it. It was more expensive than the average cafe, but it was worth it to know you were supporting a great initiative that provides opportunities to people with mobility or isolation issues.”