Deli Touch automated ordering system

Written by: Rebecca Milner on February 20, 2008 at 1:11 am | In Fashion & Lifestyle Trends, Technology & Gadget Trends |

Okay, it’s not a robot waiter but Teraoka’s new Deli Touch pen allows customers to place orders without human contact. Using a menu with barcodes embedded in the photos of the items, the pen’s camera scans the codes and transmits the information via wireless to a server, which is connected to a printer in the kitchen that prints out the order. On both sides an automated voice announces that an order has been placed.

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While touch screen menus have been around for awhile in Japan now, the Deli Touch pen has a few advantages, for example: the pen and menu-book style in general seems more user friendly, especially for elderly customers, and at one third the cost of implementing a touch screen order system, the Deli Touch Pen is equally appealing to restaurant owners. In fact, at only ¥45,000 for a one-month rental, which consists of 30 pens, server, and printer, the Deli Touch is considerably cheaper than an actual waiter, robot or otherwise (though maybe not as cute).

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  1. Deli Touch Ordering System: One Swipe of a Pen Will Bring You Meat…

    Unless I’m in a fancy restaurant, I generally don’t need to interact a whole lot with the wait staff. When I’m dining at Chili’s, its all about getting my fajita as quick as possible. The folks in Japan realize that……

    Trackback by Gizmodo — February 20, 2008 #

  2. Wireless digital menu system allows you to order food without human contact…

    I knew a couple of people who would love this idea - ordering food from a menu by using a wireless digital…

    Trackback by Tech|noob — February 20, 2008 #

  3. How to hold the cheese when ordering??

    Comment by Bigmain2275 — February 21, 2008 #

  4. What a fantastic idea! No more waiting to get service or being impacted by a crowded restaurant with a stressed-out waiter.

    Comment by Christa — February 22, 2008 #

  5. Deli Touch: el fin de los meseros…

    Lo que más valoro en un restaurant es la capacidad del mesero de acordarse perfectamente del pedido, ojalá si anotarlo. Pero con este nuevo gadget, eso es algo que pronto pasará al olvido.El Deli Touch, desarrollado por la empresa nipona Taraoka, es…

    Trackback by NotasD — February 24, 2008 #

  6. Lindo juguetito, pero no cambiaría a un mesero que este guapo por este lector de códigos, además como pedir un plato que tenga mucha o poca sal…

    Comment by Gloria — February 25, 2008 #

  7. Teraoka’s new Deli Touch pen places orders automatically…

    Imagine this, you just touch a pen to the photo of a juicy burger and voila…its in front of you. There is hocus-focus involved but just that the pen is Teraoka’s new Deli Touch pen with a scanning sensor (to scan the code) and the photos in the men…

    Trackback by Newlaunches.com — February 27, 2008 #

  8. This kind of solution can be implemented in countries with good morale kinda people. Else some customer will steal that pen away for all sort of reasons.

    Comment by xLimit — March 28, 2008 #

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