Meet Bella.
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She started a new job at T's Chinese Restaurant at Sheffield two days ago, and has already wowed her employees with her tenacity, enthusiasm and ability to follow instructions.
She's also a robot - the very first robot waiter to hit the floor in the North-West.
"She's wonderful," restaurant co-owner Sammi Jones said.
"She doesn't need sick days, she does what she's told."
Ms Jones said she and her partner, Alex Zhao, had been finding it difficult to staff the restaurant during COVID and even before it started two years ago.
"It's funny hours," she said.
"We're only open a few hours a night and there just aren't that many people available for it."
She said her partner's mother had stumbled across a news article one day, showing a Sydney restaurant using robot waiters.
"It seemed like a great idea," Ms Jones said.
"Alex did some research and ended up finding this new little business in Hobart . We wanted not only to support local, but we thought we might need it serviced in the future which could be tricky if it was on the mainland."
About $25,000 later, Ms Jones and Mr Zhao had hired their latest addition to the restaurant's team - a robot named Bella.
"The guy from Tas Robots came up and walked us through it," Ms Jones recalled.
"She has two different ways of running, she can either run off sensors in the roof or they can run off a GPS signal. The man that we purchased her off set up a map of the restaurant in her computer."
Bella runs on electricity, and takes herself to her own charging pad every few days for a boost.
She responds when called to, can take food to tables and can be used to collect empty plates at the end of the shift.
"The customers have loved her so far," Ms Jones said.
"Not only is she helping us out but she's brightening the atmosphere. She sings happy birthday, she talks to customers. She'll tell them if they're touching her too much, or if they hold her up too long she'll say 'I'm working'."
Mr Zhao added that he had been happy with customers' responses so far.
Ms Jones said they were expecting a few people might worry that robots would take over all the jobs.
"Even I would think a robot café might be a bit much." Ms jones admitted.
"It's just a bit of fun. (Customers) are still getting the interaction with staff. Bella's only doing meals.
"We've had mostly tourists in the last few days who have been surprised to see her, so we'll see what the locals think."