When the Barkeep Has a Circuit Board
Last month I noted how the unstaffed restaurant might be the wave of the future. Speaking of the whole wave thing, you might soon be able to wave goodbye to your friendly neighborhood bartender, Wired is reporting. Or at least one of the human variety, as Chassis, the mobile kegbot (pictured), would probably confirm.
Aficionados of alcohol and androids alike celebrated the first stateside gathering of cocktail-serving robots this weekend at Roboexotica.
Patrons delighted in drink-making droids that ranged from a fire-spewing drink warmer, a fully automated mind-reading mixologist and a shot-pouring conveyor belt built entirely from Legos.
“You have liquor, fire and robots,” said Johannes Grentfurthner, Roboexotica organizer and member of art collective monochrom in Austria. “How could we go wrong?”
The annual gathering of booze-pouring robots is usually held in Vienna, Austria. To celebrate its approaching 10-year anniversary, organizers threw a San Francisco satellite event.
Though the U.S. event was slightly smaller than its Viennese counterpart, the barbots landed with a booze-fueled bang.
What would Pimpbot think about these advanced mixologists?
Thanks to Caleb for the tip. (As a non-robot, I accept tips.)
American Know-How and German Efficiency Could Beget the Unstaffed Restaurant
What do you get when you combine a Rube Goldberg-inspired, student-created hamburger machine that pumps out perfect patties in only 156 steps with a German restaurant that entirely automates not only the ordering process but also the food-service end of the bargain? A completely automated burger chain capable of making and serving juicy burgers without any human cook or waitstaff ever being involved in the process.
Just to keep it real, I’d recommend deus ex machina occasionally drop a hair into diners’ sandwiches. (Hat tip: Paul)
