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Robots can be programmed to do just about anything now days, including opening/pouring a glass of beer. Check out the top five examples after the jump.

5. Beer-Opening LEGO Bot

This beer-opening LEGO/Fishertechnik robot -- built by "Ryokale" -- may not be as fast as its beer-pouring counterpart, but it's still a nifty creation none the less and gets the job done.

4. Beer-Pouring Robot Mini

Thought not quite as impressive as its big brother, this beer-pouring /serving robot still manages to get the job done, and quite nicely.
A $60K robot used for stapling, nailing, etc... converted to serve beer at the 10-yr anniversary party for Pneumatic Automations, Inc. Birmingham, AL

3. Asahi Beer Robot

When it comes to pouring beer, nothing beats Asahi's "Refrigerator Robot". At the push of a button, this robot will than open a can and pour you a perfect mug of beer every time. It also keeps a six-pack and two mugs chilled for anytime enjoyment.

2. Robotender

Developed by Honeybee Robotics, "Robotender" is the world's first bartending robot -- even asking if you have a designated driver when serving a drink.
...an automated interactive bartending system that utilizes a state-of-the-art fully programmable industrial robot to perform a wide variety of bartending and entertainment tasks and activities
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1. Beer-Pouring Robot V.2

Ok, so the first model wasn't exactly "perfect" or amazing, this new version makes good of all previous shortcomings.

This entry was posted on 05/19/2007 04:08am and is filed under Feature, Robots, Top 5, Video .
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thx for including my upload of "Robotender Ernie" ... it did NOT to my knowledge ever pour BEER though ... it DID have astonishing mixing skills (and others like speech recognition and synthesis) for the 80s of course! my personal favorite robot "dealing with beer" is not pouring it either - it first begs for money and then buys and drinks beers! PS: in a list of best cocktail-robots ever Robotender would have to be considered a guaranteed starter - although recent creations show interesting new approaches ...
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