The robot barman, called Mr Asahi, debuted at Selfridges in London, serving up Asahi beer to the locals. I am totally serious.
Some background:
Eight engineers have taken 200 man-hours to assemble the quarter of a ton life-size robot. Made in Japan using a combination of robotics and animatronics, Mr Asahi can serve pints in less than two minutes, knocking off 13 minutes from the average 15 minute wait.Link
This is an outrage and must be stopped!
The 1st problem with the robot barman: He serves shitty beer. Asahi is bad Budweiser on a good day. Calling it "warm piss" is a compliment.
2nd problem: It's freaking weird looking. Those eyes make me want to reach over and steal all the pints it's pouring without leaving a tip. Wait, that's good thing.
3rd problem: No boobs.
4th problem: (see 3rd problem.)
5th problem: Waste of human talent. Wouldn't society have been better off if these scientist spent their time on more noble pursuits? Like inventing a robot that helps wheel chair bound people, perfecting robotic prosthetic devices or by making a giant laser that could blow up Earth from the Moon? Eviilll!
In short, the day robots replace humans, is the day I quit drinking. Alone at McSorley's, by myself, till 4am every week night.
PS - I'm 5 hours sober.
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Here is where you really notice how advance the Japanese are in technology. they are so far ahead on cellphones, computers and video games/consoles that they'd just try their luck on alcohol dispensing robots. not that i find any alcohol dispenser, human or no, a bad thing.
Asahi is not that bad, but also not too good...
But I agree with you, they could have used the time, money and talent on something more useful...
And count on my vote to the giant "laser"...