"T-Rot" robotic bartender with pressure-sensitive grip
posted Nov 16th 2005 2:35PM
We're all for technology being used to free wage-slaves from the tedium of their jobs, but until they can invent a robotic bartender that flips bottles and woos patrons a la Tom Cruise in Cocktail, we'll stick with regular old human suds slingers who regale us with their false tales of bravado and sports heroics. Still, judging by the bot manning the bar at the APEC forum in Busan, South Korea, we're inching ever closer to the day when ex-jocks don't have a guaranteed post-high school job at that local bar that sells booze to underage football players. "T-Rot" (for thinking robot; "T-Bot" must have been taken) is being touted by the Korean Ministry of Science and Technology's Intelligent Robot taskforce as the most sophisticated drinkbot to date, making such competitors as the Robobar, Barhand, and Brainbar seem positively obsolete. Not only can T-Rot recognize different faces and objects, and hold simple conversations, its pressure sensitive hands allow for an adjustable grip that leaves delicate wine glasses and arthritic senior hands unbroken. Once they can program T-Rot to ignore male bar patrons as well as regular bartenders do, it's gonna start looking real bad for the Sam Malones of the world.
what happens when you order a screwdriver?
Ha! That last line made me laugh pretty hard... not out loud, cuz I'm at work, but in my head I was crackin up. Good stuff.
One more step toward SkyNet.
5th Element anyone?
"Do you want some more?"
Well, this is intresting.. must be very cool to do this kind of development as your work :).
Hmm skynet? looks more like the T800 :) haha o wel that would be T001 in this state.
No no just joking this is very impressive what the did.
Its iZac (futurama)
fifth element? i was thinking love boat. huh...
" Not only can T-Rot recognize different faces and objects, and hold simple conversations, its pressure sensitive hands allow for an adjustable grip that leaves delicate wine glasses and arthritic senior hands unbroken."
these are great, but you seem to have overlooked the most important feature: a snappy red bow tie.
Tom Cruise is sexy, not the robot
Some things just don't need to be replaced by a robot...How can I cry about my horrible day to a robot?
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