Manager of Le Cap 180 restaurant, Geoffrey Ruamps, poses with the robot waiter "Bella" at his restaurant, in Cieurac, southwestern France, on May 14, 2024. Created by Chinese start-up Pudu, the robot is equipped with sensors that enable it to identify obstacles and recognise tables. (Photo by Matthieu RONDEL / AFP) (Photo by MATTHIEU RONDEL/AFP via Getty Images)

Co-manager of Le Cap 180 restaurant, Stephanie Fourmy (L), loads the robot waiter "Bella" in the kitchen, in Cieurac, southwestern France, on May 14, 2024. Created by Chinese start-up Pudu, the robot is equipped with sensors that enable it to identify obstacles and recognise tables. (Photo by Matthieu RONDEL / AFP) (Photo by MATTHIEU RONDEL/AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows the robot waiter "Bella" (C) at the Le Cap 180 restaurant, in Cieurac, southwestern France on May 14, 2024. Created by Chinese start-up Pudu, the robot is equipped with sensors that enable it to identify obstacles and recognise tables. (Photo by Matthieu RONDEL / AFP) (Photo by MATTHIEU RONDEL/AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows the robot waiter "Bella" at the Le Cap 180 restaurant in Cieurac, southwestern France on May 14, 2024. Created by Chinese start-up Pudu, the robot is equipped with sensors that enable it to identify obstacles and recognise tables. (Photo by Matthieu RONDEL / AFP) (Photo by MATTHIEU RONDEL/AFP via Getty Images)

Manager of Le Cap 180 restaurant, Geoffrey Ruamps, poses with the robot waiter "Bella" at his restaurant, in Cieurac, southwestern France, on May 14, 2024. Created by Chinese start-up Pudu, the robot is equipped with sensors that enable it to identify obstacles and recognise tables. (Photo by Matthieu RONDEL / AFP) (Photo by MATTHIEU RONDEL/AFP via Getty Images)

Customers pick up plates of food from the robot waiter "Bella" at Le Cap 180 restaurant in Cieurac, southwestern France, on May 14, 2024. Created by Chinese start-up Pudu, the robot is equipped with sensors that enable it to identify obstacles and recognise tables. (Photo by Matthieu RONDEL / AFP) (Photo by MATTHIEU RONDEL/AFP via Getty Images)

Manager of Le Cap 180 restaurant, Geoffrey Ruamps, uses his smartphone to control the robot waiter "Bella" at his restaurant in Cieurac, southwestern France, on May 14, 2024. Created by Chinese start-up Pudu, the robot is equipped with sensors that enable it to identify obstacles and recognise tables. (Photo by Matthieu RONDEL / AFP) (Photo by MATTHIEU RONDEL/AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows the robot waiter "Bella" at the Le Cap 180 restaurant in Cieurac, southwestern France on May 14, 2024. Created by Chinese start-up Pudu, the robot is equipped with sensors that enable it to identify obstacles and recognise tables. (Photo by Matthieu RONDEL / AFP) (Photo by MATTHIEU RONDEL/AFP via Getty Images)