ATHLETES seem to be pleased with the beds that have been prepared for them at the Beijing Winter Olympic Village dorms. U.S. luger Summer Britcher gave the internet a first look at the beds in a recent TikTok video. The athlete demonstrated that the beds can be adjusted by a remote control and have a zero-gravity mode, a setting on adjustable beds that reduces pressure on muscles and joints and helps the body fully relax. “I’m in zero-G mode now. It’s phenomenal,” Britcher said. Britcher isn’t the only Team USA athlete who is appreciating her bed, which appears to be a Softide bed manufactured by Ergomotion, Inc., a Chinese adjustable bed base company that claims to have sold more than 7 million units around the world. U.S. ski jumper Anna Hoffman shared a room tour video to TikTok where she spoke highly about the Olympic Village dorm beds. “The beds can actually change [into] different shapes,” Hoffman said. “They go from being all flat to being all curvy, so that’s awesome.” Olympic athletes aren’t the only ones getting treated to special beds, though. Reuters reported that journalists were also given access to Sleep Rest Cabins, which are exactly what their name says they are, to take power naps of up to an hour. The beds in the cabins are the same ones used by the athletes in the Winter Olympic Village and can be adjusted using a remote control or a phone. Robots have taken over the cafeteria at the Beijing Winter Olympics media center. In an aim to contain the spread of COVID-19, automated cooks and servers have been installed to prepare and serve food to athletes, officials and media workers. One robot makes and assembles hamburgers, while another works as a bartender, shaking up and neatly pouring cocktails in 90 seconds. There’s a robot to make rice, noodles, and even a robot that grinds coffee beans and brews cups in less than 4 minutes. Diners, sitting at tables with Plexiglas barriers surrounding them, can scan a code on their phones to place their orders. In addition to some pickup stations, food will be served robotically from above, lowed to the tables from the ceiling. (SD-Agencies) | 