August 20, 2008
A man walks into a bar. His day has been long, his time is now short, and the pub is where he sorts his problems out.
He takes a seat on the bar stool, orders a pint, and begins to recount how he was made redundant.
After speaking for a good ten minutes, the man sits back to hear the Zen wisdom that only an experienced barman can provide.
"Error. Does not compute."
He takes a seat on the bar stool, orders a pint, and begins to recount how he was made redundant.
After speaking for a good ten minutes, the man sits back to hear the Zen wisdom that only an experienced barman can provide.
"Error. Does not compute."
Britain, say hello to Mr Asahi, the new robot barman.
Guru has learned that this new fandangled contraption - which costs a cool £100,000 - is now touring bars and clubs around Britain, apparently providing more efficient service than any human could.
Made by the Japanese brewer Asahi, the robot weighs a quarter of a tonne and is touted as the first robotic barman in the world.
"One or two people said that they do not think it will replace the traditional barmaid, but I suppose it could be the beginning of the end," said Simon Brewer, aptly-named spokesman for Asahi.
Research into the robot claims the average drinker will save 13 minutes an evening waiting for their drink if served by Mr Asahi. This would do wonders for our binge-drinking culture, which is already wandering too close to sobriety for Guru's liking following the Tube ban.
The robot completed six months of training earlier this year, and will head over to the US after its GB tour.
There was, however, no word on whether future versions of the robot will be able to offer sage counselling to the hundreds of thousands of punters who may be drowning their sorrows in the coming months as more redundancies are made.
Posted for your edification by Guru on August 20, 2008 7:49 AM
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