SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — Workers at Pho 21 restaurant in South San Jose had an surprising showdown final weekend with what could possibly be thought of an tried “robotic kidnapper.”
Surveillance footage from the restaurant captured the weird incident at round 7:40 a.m. final Saturday. A person entered the restaurant, requested to make use of the restroom after which emerged with a a lot stranger plan. He will be seen on surveillance speaking with an worker after which, as a substitute of leaving the store, grabbing one of many restaurant’s three robotic servers and making an attempt to haul it out the entrance door towards his automotive, which was parked proper outdoors. The person seems to battle barely, on the weight of the system.
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The scene turned chaotic as workers scrambled to intervene, yelling and struggling to wrestle the robotic again. Ultimately, they get the person to launch the robotic earlier than calling the police.
In keeping with the restaurant’s proprietor, the robotic is valued at roughly $18,000 however would have been nugatory to the would-be thief. Proprietor of Pho 21, Tony Ngo says the system requires specialised programming to operate, making it unusable outdoors of the restaurant.
No accidents have been reported, and the robotic server was not injured and is again on the clock – delivering bowls of pho to hungry prospects.
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