Robot waiters in Kenya create a buzz [Video]

Children giggle as young people flash their smartphones to film robots carrying plates of freshly prepared meals on their built-in trays to deliver to diners in a busy eatery in Kenya’s capital.Related video above: Crime-fighting robots unveiled in BaltimoreNairobi has a vibrant tech industry with various startups and innovations in operation and has positioned itself as a tech hub in the East African region that bears the nickname “The Silicon Savanna.”This is the Robot Cafe, believed to be the first of its kind in Nairobi and East Africa, where three robots glide among human waiters serving food to mesmerized customers.These preprogrammed robots were acquired for entertainment. Cafe owner Mohammed Abbas said he experienced robot service in Asian and European countries and decided to invest in them.”It was very expensive to import the robots,” he said, but added that the investment has borne fruit because the restaurant is “often busy with …