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Robots are replacing manual work at a fast pace throughout the world in all fields. In hotel industry the customers face a lot of problems due to congestion at peak hours. This can be avoided by using robots that can take orders from customers, serve the ordered food and also with a billing system. The system consists of a table unit and a serving unit. The table unit is a mobile application made using MIT app inventor. The app is designed to list the menu, and gets the choice of food from the customers. The ordered food is sent to the head chef through the app. The food is then loaded on the robot, which forms the serving unit. The robot is controlled using an Arduino. The robot reaches the correct table to which the food is to be served using Flood fill algorithm and an obstacle detection system. when the robot reaches the table, the customer takes the food. After the food is ordered the total amount to be paid is generated using the mobile app, the customer pays the bill at the bill counter. This system can be used in cafes, restaurants and hotels to reduce the cost of hiring manual power in hotel industry , the chances of misplacing the orders and also it can work for long hours than the human waiters.