Emerging slowly from the kitchen, weaving its way through dozens of tables with the manager at its side, Lulu’s Thai Noodle Shop’s robot “Servi” approached our table with my order of Pad Thai — creepily emulating a human server. In a restaurant crowded with customers, the toddler-sized metal beeping robot stuck out like a sore thumb. However, robot servers are more common than you might think. Due to a shortage of workers in the food industry after Covid, robots have started to replace human waiters in restaurants like Magic Noodle, on 159th Street and Lulu’s Thai Noodle Shop in the Crossroads. The mechanical workers serve food, bus tables or provide assistance to customers. When my friend mentioned a robot restaurant in Overland Park, I knew I needed to try it. To read more, visit smeharbinger.net #storybylucywolf #socialmediabyellegedman #photobyclarapeters #photobyalexsajna