Spring Festival robot cafe in Tokyo draws Chinese tourists

Nestle Japan and Ant Financial Services have teamed up to open a Spring Festival-themed robot café in Tokyo's Asakusa district, a popular destination for Chinese tourists.

A robot greets customers at the café. [Photo: Xinhua]

Robots handle all aspects of service at the café, from taking orders to making and serving coffee.

The robots are equipped with a screen that displays coffee menu options in Chinese. After a customer has made their selection and paid using Alipay, it takes less than two minutes for one of the robots to arrive with their coffee.

One of the café's human employees shows a customer how to pay a robot using Alipay. [Photo: Xinhua]