If you ask us, our theory is that the
Daleks are rather huggable by nature, but they probably partied a tad too hard with these
beer-toting fellas before trashing the world. One such "Heineken Bot" -- crafted by the geniuses at Middlesex University -- turned up at Kinetica Art Fair in London. Daring humans can stop this drifting bot by hovering their hands above its sonar-sensing head, and then place a cup in its holder for some bevvy spat out of its keg. When you're served, the lonewolf continues to wander along its pre-programmed path, probably waiting for the assassination signal from Skynet. See for yourself after the break while you're still alive.
Update: Chris Barlow from the project team has just hit us with a video of the upgraded Heinken Bot. Check it out after the break.
posted Feb 7th 2010 2:14AM
I'll take three!!!
@AcE17
And i need em by tomorrow! before that google ad please
Thanks for all the foam, Bender.
@AcE17
I for one wholeheartedly welcome our beer-dispensing robotic overlords
Hmm... I know (quite) a few men who would rather be married to one of these.....
Worst bartenderbot ever, that cup is 4/5 foam
@KingDeaN
its saving it for himself!
@AcE17 maybe if it were heiny lite...
@KingDeaN:
Seriously. What's up with the foam? Funny how the guy who grabs the cup takes a look at the foam and hands it over to the other guy, saying "this one's yours." He probably went to get himself some beer instead of relying on this robo-ripoff bartender thing.
@KingDeaN
4/5, that's a funny fraction.
@KingDeaN
"Would you like a flake with that?"
@KingJustin
4/5 is a perfectly fine fraction.
now 15/20 or 7/5 are funny fractions...
You need to pay tips to it as well?
@mianmian theres a hand-crank on the back... as the tip
You know.. and pardon my drunkenes, but that would have come in real hanfy an hour ago...
Is the red thing on top a housing for the sensor? It looks like an E/Stop
I hope that it is like a kill switch for when it goes rogue
LOL at 0:07 the guy got scared like if it was gonna bite him
Could I put Coke in here?
@TSIG
no
MMMMM Robo Beer... Seriously though still with all the crappy flash video's
I WANT ONE FOR THE BP TABLE!!!
@itsreallyjake TOTALLY BROSEPH! DUDE LETS PONG IT UP SOMETIME
The new Engadget video intro and outro is nice.
HEY BROSKI
Two heinkens...
@paul34
I fail at spelling.
@paul34 jagerbombs
jagerbombs
Next stop: http://slurmed.com/fanart/javier/175_bender-pregnant.gif
All hail Robo-Beer!
I think I need one of these installed at my office.
Kinda looks like Google Androids drunk cousin... If it had an OS I'd try it.
Ingenious!
It tempts us with beer and gets us drunk, then takes over the world when we're inebriated.
Too bad Heineken beer sucks.
There's always one in every crowd. *facepalm*
@Steve2000
I was maybe being too harsh, it's an ok beer, but nothing more. Beats the American Budweiser, but I'm not so sure that should be taken as a merit.
@triplea
Agreed. H is a piss beer like any other. Micro brew ftw!
@triplea
If its brewed in Europe it's pretty nice actually.
@triplea -- Agreed! Heineken is a skunk beer... *facepalm* goes to @Steve2000 for not knowing good beer. Have it serve some Brooklyn Lager - I'm sure Engadget would agree with that! Cheers!
@triplea
Hertog Jan ftw if you wanna drink Dutch Beer (I'm Dutch actually)
Heineken is just avarage...
@triplea
To be honest, you were right the first time when you said that Heineken sucks. Having been living for the past few years in Belgium and now been shipped back to the Mother country, I can only say that most lagers suck and that's probably because they are pretty weak (5% Heineken is considered entry-level). I'm now drinking the real ales instead since it seems to be the only way to get any flavour...
@triplea
You can't argue with that!!!
Give us a Jupiler or Stella Artois version of this thing plz ;)
das boot!
@kinglevel Country fail. Heineken is dutch, not German
i want one :)
it's just too bad it gives you too much foam and a lousy kind of beer. hopefully it's compatible with any keg you put in it :)
The first pour was pretty decent. Second pour too much foam. Perhaps the inventors are trying to have the robot emulate a real person, who as they get more and more intoxicated, they have more difficulty in pouring a decent beer
The Heineken bot's only downfall: the fact that it serves Heineken and not a beer that actually tastes good.
If they're really geniuses, why'd they use such an awful beer? Come on, they're in the UK - they couldn't have thrown on some Brewdog?
Nothing can, or should, replace the empathetic ear of my local bartender, especially some cold, heartless, circuited robot.
This will show up on a superbowl commercial
@jol
Heineken sponsors UEFA Champions league! Not Superbowl.
It's smiling :D
Too bad it's Heineken though.
Worst beer in the world.
Tastes just like piss.
Living in Belgium and having a few crates of Westvleteren in my basement, I'm allowed to make such a statement.