robot bartender

12.02.09

A Stricter Robot Bartender

The cuddly bear that cuts you off

By Val Wang Posted 05.19.2009 at 11:27 am 1 Comment

No hooch-addled human in a bar likes to hear that he or she is being cut off. But what if the news came from a bowtie-wearing panda bear robot? Fewer fights, more peace in the world? That's the concept behind SOBEaR, the panda bear bartender who lets you (even wants you to!) breathe in its face, and then pours you the drink you should have -- rather than the one you want.

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Meet the Robo Wine Snob

Infrared spectrometer as taste tester

By popsci Posted 10.03.2006 at 2:32 pm 4 Comments

The PopSci staff is a diverse group with wide-ranging interests—our extracurricular activities include, in no particular order, hand-stand classes, sci-fi conventions, kickball, triathlons, furries…and we even have a factchecker who plays in a gamelan ensemble. But there are two things dear to every PopSciers heart: robots and tasty alcoholic beverages.

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READ MORE ABOUT > buttery chardonnay, infrared spectrometer, megan miller, robot bartender, sci fi conventions