Robots in restaurants? No thanks.

These two articles appeared right next to each other in my RSS feed this morning:

From the New York post:

McDonald’s experimenting with robot employees that look like humans — and even dress in uniform
By Zoe Hussain. Published March 22, 2026, Updated March 23, 2026, 1:34 p.m. ET

Videos posted on social media captured the myriad of lifelike robots at a McDonald’s in Shanghai performing routine tasks typically completed by human workers, such as greeting customers and delivering food.

Diners were seen interacting with the robots dressed in the fast-food joint’s iconic red-and-yellow uniforms behind counters, while children chased more of the moving machinery disguised as cute animals.

And then from Breitbart:

Robot Goes Berserk in California Restaurant Until Restrained by Staff
by Lucas Nolan. 22 Mar 2026

Staff members at a restaurant in Cupertino, California, were forced to physically restrain a humanoid robot after it began wildly flailing its arms and smashing dishware during a performance.

TechCrunch reports that a humanoid robot performing at a hot pot restaurant in Cupertino, California, created a chaotic scene when it began moving erratically, breaking plates and scattering chopsticks across the dining area. The incident required at least three employees to physically restrain the machine as it continued to swing its arms unpredictably.

Just sayin'....