Athletes, spectators and journalists alike are welcoming their robotic overlords.
The robots have taken over the Beijing Olympics. At least, in the area of food delivery they have.
From athletes to attendees to journalists, the only way to get fed within what's known as the"closed loop" of the Winter Olympics in 2022 is to submit to a completely remote delivery, sent to divided tables via an overhead conveyance. At the Main Media Center in Beijing, a staff member takes food delivered to her robotically in the dining area.With over 13,000 international athletes and journalists set to arrive in China for the Winter Games that kick off Feb. 4, the country has created a fenced-off area that will provide all the comforts of home, except freedom to wander around the country.
, food is prepared and served by robot chefs that assemble everything from noodles to sandwiches to hamburgers, then bring the completed meal to tables located beneath an overhead grid.A cooking robot makes clay pot rice, with dishes to be delivered via the tracks above tables in the dining hall at the Main Media Center in Beijing.Tables are then sectioned off by Plexiglas panels, to keep people able to see one another, but not spread the virus .
This is what attendees living inside the loop will have to get used to; they'll be funneled into one of 25 special sites from the moment they land at one of Beijing's airports until they depart.Fabrice Coffrini / AFP via Getty Images
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