The Motoman RoboBar is back!
By Ryan Block 
posted Nov 30th 2005 9:45AM
posted Nov 30th 2005 9:45AM
Somehow we have a feeling it's gonna go light on the long shots, and "forget" about all those buybacks our livers are owed for their trouble night after drunken night — but fear not, bartenders of the world, until the Motoman RoboBar can spin a bottle of Booker's like Tom Cruise in Cocktail (or dance on the bar ala Coyote Ugly) we're thinking your lucrative positions getting people soused will be remain secure. Oh, and did we mention it's the IREX International Robot Expo 2005 over in Japan right now? Because it is. If you couldn't tell.
I'd rather drink the Booker's than let RoboBar play spin the bottle ... I can't believe it only got #3 on the Luxist holiday bottle guide! Frederick Booker Noe, Jr. is probably turning in his grave.
Umm, in case anyone's wondering about that bottle guide (which was published yesterday), you can find it here:
http://www.luxist.com/entry/1234000203069289/
Hitting on the hot bartenders is half the fun of being at a bar!
Do you have to tip it? Or does it ignore you when your trying to get a drink for more favorable patrons if you stiff it a couple times?
Wow does this ever remind me of the latest Tiki Bar podcast. I wonder if it will freak out if you ask for "love" as an ingrediant in your drink.
Are they touting this as an assist for the elderly as most of those Asian robo-companies do? Grampa still needs to get soused, even if his knees don't work like they used to!
There's a bar in London Bridge (UK) that has had a fully robotic bartender for about 5 years now...
"Cynthia's Bar & Grill", I don't have a link I'm afraid but from what I remember of my night there I'd recommend it!
I wonder how it checks for I. D.