China's first automated restaurant opens in Hangzhou

A customer walks through the food pick-up window at the first automated restaurant run by China's e-commerce giant Alibaba in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, on January 30, 2018. The restaurant, a joint venture between Alibaba and well-known local catering brand Wufangzhai, opened to the public in January. The 24-hour a day restaurant features intelligent ordering, service notifications, self-service dining, and automatic payments. The restaurant runs on Alibaba's restaurant platform Koubei. [Photo: VCG]