{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"111786","title":"Professor explores customer reaction to robot service in restaurants","body":"Robots in food service are a fairly recent development in the Phoenix metropolitan area.\u0026nbsp;Arizona State University deployed the first fleet of adorable\u0026nbsp;Starship Technologies\u2019 autonomous food-delivery robots in 2020. Chennai Fusion Grill in Chandler, Arizona, introduced its robot server\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-04T14:53:37-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/04\/2026-2:53pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU Associate Professor Jong-Hyeong Kim researches the impact of technology in hospitality on customer experience. 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