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"I love that computer science has made mathematics into something like an experimental science. I was never all that good at proving things, but I love doing computer experiments."
- Rudy Rucker
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| Robot Bar | ||
| A combination bartender and bar; a robot capable of dispensing beverages. |
Fans of the original Star Wars movie series of course remember R2D2 dispensing drinks and snacks on Jabba the Hutt's pleasure barge.
But there's an earlier example of a bartending robot.
| "Drinky, drinky, make you stinky," a robot bar said, rolling up and whispering in his ear. It made the sound of ice cubes rattling in a frosty glass. |
| Technovelgy from Bill the Galactic Hero,
by Harry Harrison. Published by Unknown in 1965 Additional resources -
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Another example (or perhaps a different description of the same general type):
To see a real-life robot bar, check out Koolio: Autonomous Robot Refrigerator in Science Fiction in the News.
(Thanks to Ray Girvan for this one.)
Cooling drinks were shared out by a robot with a spigot for a navel and an inexhaustible supply of plastic glasses in one hip...
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- Koolio: Autonomous Refrigerator Robot
- RFID-Maki: Easy Payment Sushi
- T-Rot Thinking Robot Tends Bar, Chats
- Bartendro Robot Bartender
| Robot Clerks Become A Reality In China |
| Atlas Robot Makes Uncomfortable Movements |
| Humanoid Robots Tickle The Ivories |
| Golf Ball Test Robot Wears Them Out |
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