Welcome to the cafe of the future, where the waiting staff are all robots.

And the location? No surprises there – Tokyo.

It’s called the Dawn Avatar Robot Café and travel content creator Maz Green dropped in for a juice and a green tea, with the short video she made of the visit garnering tens of thousands of views on Instagram.

Maz, who posts eye-catching photos and videos to Instagram and TikTok to hundreds of thousands of followers using the handle ‘Where To Find Me‘, explained to MailOnline Travel that all the food and drinks are served by robots – and that they’re controlled remotely ‘by people with medical or physical limitations who cannot come into work but want to stay connected to society’.

Maz, who is half Japanese though born and raised in London, was told there are 70 staff members who work as robot pilots.

Inside, she saw ‘about 10 avatar robot waiters, one barista robot, one robot behind the bar, and a few more tiny robots dotted around the cafe’.

Plus, humans were assisting with issues and helping customers place their orders, and making drinks and meals.

The robots, though, serve everything and customers can interact with them.

Maz, 31, said: ‘The robots can all speak. Each avatar features a camera on the robot’s forehead, a microphone and speaker, so that the pilots can communicate with customers as if they were standing right in front of them.

‘The robots can perform simple movements, such as nodding their head or raising their hand, all through eye-tracking technology.

‘I interacted with so many of them. A robot greeted me at the entrance and explained how the cafe works, then I spoke to my robot waiter and with the mini robots by the bar.

‘Because I can speak Japanese, I was able to learn about the lives of many of the pilots.

‘It was fascinating to hear their stories and their appreciation for the job, which allows them to feel less isolated and more social during their week.

‘They are all lovely and are very keen to converse with their tables in English.

‘Most of the robots have iPads stationed beside them, so that you can see a photo of the person piloting the robot and where in the world they’re logging in from.’

And what was the service like?

Maz revealed that as you enter the cafe, which is in the Nihonbashi Honcho area of Tokyo, you make your order and pay on an iPad before being assigned to a table.

Her juice and green tea ‘came within minutes’ and none of the robots made a mistake.

Did the robots demand a tip?

Maz said: ‘No, because in Japan, it’s not the custom to tip. If you try, they’ll deny it and sometimes even chase you out of the restaurant to return your money.’

And what was Maz’s overall impression?

‘I loved it,’ she said. ‘It was pricier than your average cafe, but worthwhile knowing that you’re supporting a great initiative that provides opportunities for people with mobility or isolation issues.

‘It was very futuristic and as a result a quintessential Tokyo experience that I highly recommend.’

For more about the Dawn Avatar Robot Cafe visit dawn2021.orylab.com. Where To Find Me can be found on Instagram here and on TikTok here. 

This is the horror moment a British tourist driving a hire car ploughs into a packed cafe terrace on the holiday island of Fuerteventura and injures eight people including a four-month-old baby.

Two Brits were among those injured when the vehicle careered off the road yesterday morning and into the crowded cafe in the tourist hotspot of Corralejo, police revealed.

Footage of the crash showed a man in a red T-shirt and blue jeans, who ended up on the vehicle’s bonnet, scramble to rescue the baby in its pram before the car drove into him.

Published by a local paper, CCTV footage of the dramatic incident showed that the other victims were caught completely unaware of the car.

Five of those hurt, including the baby and an 18-year-old woman, were seriously injured. 

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One of the victims was a lady in a pink dress who was smashed feet-first into a neighbouring building and hit her head on the ground.

Bystanders could be seen going up to the driver’s door in the seconds after the accident before racing away to raise help.

The English driver, who has not been named, was also taken to hospital. His condition this morning was unclear.

This morning police confirmed all of the eight people taken to hospital following the drama in the tourist hotspot of Corralejo on the island of Fuerteventura, who included the hire car driver, remained alive.

The baby girl was airlifted to a hospital on the neighbouring island of Gran Canaria because of the nature of her injuries. 

A police chief said: ‘Two of the seven people the car went into are from the UK.’

He said he was not in a position to confirm how seriously injured they had been, or give out their personal details including their ages, but did reveal the baby is Spanish.

Referring to the driver he added: ‘He is a 55-year-old British man who was driving a hire car and was on holiday on the island.

‘He is still under observation in hospital.

‘He was with his partner who is also British and we have spoken to her but I am not at liberty to reveal what she said.’

The police chief continued: ‘The investigation into the incident is ongoing but there is nothing at this stage pointing to any intention of the part of the driver to hurt anyone and therefore nothing at this stage pointing to any criminal responsibility on his part for what happened. He has not been arrested.’

Local reports said the holidaymaker tested negative for alcohol and drugs and investigators are understood to be focusing on the theory he suffered a health problem at the wheel of his vehicle.

Isai Blanco, mayor of the municipality of La Oliva which Corralejo is part of, added: ‘Our thoughts are with the people affected by this tragic incident.

‘We are working closely with the relevant authorities to try to clarify what happened and offering our support to the victims and their families at this difficult time.’

As well as the teenager and the baby, the other most seriously-injured casualties were a 49-year-old woman and two men aged 40 and 43.

A five-year-old girl and two men aged 44 and 50 were also hurt.

An 18-year-old woman was also flown to another hospital in Gran Canaria after initial treatment at Virgin de la Pena General Hospital in Fuerteventura, the second largest of the Canary Islands and the nearest to Africa.

All the other casualties, who included a girl aged five, were taken to the Fuerteventura hospital.

After the incident yesterday, police suspected the driver may have suffered a heart attack or another medical emergency behind the wheel, Canarian Weekly reported. 

Pictures show the rental car, which appears to be a white Dacia Duster, was heavily damaged in the crash, with its windscreen smashed and bonnet dented.

Sources told local media the vehicle was travelling between 50-60mph when it left Avenida Nuestra Señora del Carmen and barrelled towards the packed terrace.

The Mayor of the La Oliva municipality where the accident occurred said in a statement yesterday evening: ‘Our thoughts are with those affected by this tragic event. 

‘We are working closely with the relevant authorities to clarify what happened and provide support to the victims and their families at this difficult time.’

The City Council said: ‘We are working tirelessly to obtain more information about what happened and take the necessary measures to prevent similar situations in the future’.

Fuerteventura is the second largest of Spain’s Canary Islands and the closest to the African mainland.