Surveillance footage captured a bizarre incident at Pho 21 restaurant in South San Jose where an individual attempted to steal one of the restaurant's robot servers. Employees intervened, preventing the theft.
Employees at Pho 21 restaurant in South San Jose had an unexpected showdown last weekend with what could be considered an attempted"robot kidnapper."Employees at Pho 21 restaurant had an unexpected showdown with what could be considered an attempted "robot kidnapper.
" Surveillance footage from the South San Jose restaurant captured the bizarre incident at around 7:40 a.m. last Saturday.He can be seen on surveillance talking with an employee and then, instead of leaving the shop, grabbing one of the restaurant's three robot servers and trying to haul it out the front door toward his car, which was parked right outside.The scene turned chaotic as employees scrambled to intervene, yelling and struggling to wrestle the robot back.According to the restaurant's owner, the robot is valued at approximately $18,000 but would have been worthless to the would-be thief. Owner of Pho 21 Tony Ngo says the device requires specialized programming to function, making it unusable outside of the restaurant. No injuries were reported, and the robot server was not injured and is back on the clock - delivering bowls of pho to hungry customers.
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