Flying robot waiters – developed by Infinium Robotics – will deliver food and drinks to diners at a Timbre Group restaurant from end 2015. Infinium Robotics CEO Woon Junyang said that such robotic solutions will help alleviate the manpower shortage in Singapore and elsewhere. The recent quarterly survey on customer satisfaction in Singapore conducted by SMU’s Institute of Service Excellence showed a 6.5 per cent decline to 65.8 points out of 100 in the food and beverage sector, compared to last year. The drop was partly attributed to the manpower crunch Singapore is facing.