The world's firstrobotic
barmanmakes an appearance today at Selfridges
in London. The brainchild of Japanese brewer Asahi, the robot
dubbed Mr Asahi will be pulling his first pint today.
The robot has been training for six months ahead of appearing at
Selfridges, and - according to the technical specification sheet -
is capable of serving people in under two minutes, saving the
average person 13 minutes at the bar.
200 man hours in development, Mr Asahi is based on a PC which
controls and regulates compressed air through various valves and
electrical switching mechanisms to provide the animatronics
required to pull a pint of beer.