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No one said a robo-bartender has look like a young Tom Cruise in Cocktail or Piper Perabo in Coyote Ugly. It just has to serve drinks the way you want them, when you want them. This one goes by the name of Chopek; it's the creation of David Calkins, who teaches robotics at San Francisco State University.

"It's all about the flair, the atmosphere and the personality that a robot can have," Magnus Wurzer, who helped launch Roboexotica in 1999, told Reuters this week. "They shouldn't behave like they were in a factory; they should be cultured and urbane."

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ITdaized

04/27/07 | Report as spam

um i think i could use one of those in my cubicle

working with IT iliterate people all day i could use one of these robots at work.

I typically don't drink much but sometimes.....
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jlafitte

05/21/07 | Report as spam

Anthony Boucher's "Q.U.R." finally coming true?

The science fiction and mystery author (and editor) Anthony Boucher saw this coming in his short story "Q.U.R." - his robot, admittedly, mixed something a sight more complex than a mojito - but still, the late Mr. Boucher deserves a tip of the hat for prescience in fiction.
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steven-t

08/29/09 | Report as spam

RE: (Photos: Happy hour with robots)

The inventor needs to go out more often ... its more fun drinking beer with real people