Another pint, my iron (bar)man!
Published: 04 July, 2008, 06:53
After six months of intense training the world’s first robotic barman has started serving customers in a London bar. He’s mastered bottles and kegs and is certainly able to listen to any complaint about life with compassion and patience.
The robot dubbed Mr Asahi was made by the Japanese brewer Asahi, reports ComputerWeekly. According to technical specifications it can serve a pint in under two minutes.
Mr Asahi’s pneumatic animatronics is controlled by an ordinary PC. The robot’s development took some 200 man hours.
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