Asahi unveils robotic barman

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 3rd July 2008
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The robotic Mr Asahi can open bottled beers and draw pints with ease, answering questions as he goes.

The robotic Mr Asahi can open bottled beers and draw pints with ease, answering questions as he goes.

At bit-tech, we like to think we've got quite cool jobs, but it seems there's always someone out there who has to go and push it to the next level - in this case ex-bit-tech editor and current ChannelFlip front-man Wil Harris.

Wil was out at an event in Selfridges recently and although browsing the latest fashions might not sound as cool as playing the latest games, it does kind of take the biscuit when he's getting served beer by a robotic barman!

Unveiled by Asahi Beer, Mr Asahi is being hailed as the first robotic beer dispenser and took eight mere mortals over 200 man-hours to put together.

The final construction weighs in at just over quarter of a tonne and can deftly dish out bottled beers or pints of your favourite ale - it can even provide a sensitive metallic shoulder for you to lean on in times of need.

We wouldn't expect Mr Asahi to be turning up in a club or pub near you anytime soon, but the technology is interesting as a proof of concept nonetheless and we for one would definitely welcome our robotic bar-dwelling overlords should they ever manage to link up with Skynet.

What do you reckon to Mr Asahi? Cool and refreshing, or flawed and foamy? Check out the video over at Channelflip and then let us know what you think in the forums.
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Quote Bauul 3rd July 2008, 09:35
Barman have a hard enough time hearing customer's shouted orders as it is, how's a robot going to cope?
Quote Krikkit 3rd July 2008, 09:47
Not only is it a robot, but it servers Asahi beer. Add in some naked dancing girls and I'm in heaven... :D
Quote BlackMage23 3rd July 2008, 09:58
Drink enough beer and the naked dancing girls magicly appear!
Quote Tris 3rd July 2008, 10:01
wouldnt be hard to add touchscreens along the bar to enter orders ;)
Quote liratheal 3rd July 2008, 10:20
Asahi <3

I wonder where I could fit it in my room..
Quote Jordan Wise 3rd July 2008, 12:18
i wonder if it could mix me a green monster?
Quote Timmy_the_tortoise 3rd July 2008, 12:20
I saw a video of an Asahi Robotic Beer Dispenser (dispensing beer) a couple of years ago.. It was actually also a fridge...

I SO wanted one.
Quote DXR_13KE 3rd July 2008, 14:32
a rather useful robot...
Quote Timmy_the_tortoise 3rd July 2008, 15:22
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Originally Posted by DXR_13KE
a rather useful robot...

... if it can pull a perfect pint of Guinness.
Quote Mister_Tad 3rd July 2008, 16:35
old hat, been done, etc

http://www.libertygames.co.uk/store/robobar_robotics_bar/robobar_home_bar/robobar/
Quote The_Beast 3rd July 2008, 22:54
^^^ still cool ^^^
Quote ParaHelix.org 4th July 2008, 10:59
Damn it, last thing we need, robots taking out jobs, I thought the immigrants were bad enough lol
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