Service
A McDonald's restaurant in Shanghai trialled Keenon's XMAN-F1 human-shaped robot to greet guests and give information.
A dated step forward on the record
What the source says
“The humanoid at this McDonald's in Shanghai is working in the part of the restaurant that customers actually see.”
What it means
Keenon delivery robots (T-series, DINERBOT, XMAN), from Keenon Robotics, is at stage 5 of 5 on our ladder: regulator-cleared or mass market. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history.
Human help: The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
More on Keenon delivery robots (T-series, DINERBOT, XMAN)
- At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, Keenon showed its XMAN-R1 humanoid making drinks with NOWWA Coffee. It said the tasks ran on their own, without remote control.
- Keenon said market research firm IDC ranked it first worldwide for commercial service robot shipments, with a 22.7% share.
- Keenon said it had shipped more than 100,000 service robots in total, to more than 60 countries and regions.
- Keenon raised $200 million in a round led by SoftBank's Vision Fund. It said it had shipped more than 20,000 robots, used in countries including the US, UK, France, Japan and South Korea.
- Keenon Robotics was founded. It builds delivery robots for hotels and restaurants.