Heineken Bot does what it says on the keg, soon to be man's new best friend (update: new video)

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.

Heineken Bot at Kinetica Art Fair 2010

[danhawk911 Posted Feb 7th 2010 10:47AM]

@JGGJ I love heineken and think corona taste like piss. back on topic i would love this in my house. Hurry up and get this to me. Also how long before some hacks it to work with a Wii remote.

[Stefan Witkamp Posted Feb 7th 2010 3:14PM]

@JGGJ

I live in Holland and agree that Heineken isn't that great. I prefer Hertog Jan or the Belgium Jupiler... Westvleteren ofzoow hebben we hier niet.

[JGGJ Posted Feb 7th 2010 3:51PM]

@Stefan Witkamp
If you can ever get your hands on some Westvleteren, try it! It's ranked number 1 in the world.

I would still love this device if it worked on other kegs too.

[Xyan Posted Feb 7th 2010 11:53AM]

Coooool!

[cosmicinglewood Posted Feb 7th 2010 2:57PM]

Roomba said what? That is sure nifty spiffy!

[GarrettQ Posted Feb 7th 2010 5:57PM]

This makes me miss the Party Ball.

[RubenJ Posted Feb 7th 2010 6:30PM]

Too bad Heineken tastes worse than pure cyanide.

[mtnDewFTW Posted Feb 7th 2010 9:05PM]

awesome robot is awesome

[mrqs Posted Feb 8th 2010 3:45AM]

this would seem like a concept for a bit of a crowd, but with those tiny portions, you couldn't really have more than 2 or 3 people before getting a queue to the damn thing

and what's with the heineken hate? it's a lager, of course it's tasteless piss

[Nino Posted Feb 8th 2010 4:00AM]

Want one now! Wouldn't ever miss a minute of super-bowl running to the refrigerator to grab more beer. Fantastic..

[iamtheben Posted Feb 8th 2010 8:09AM]

Can I get an Astromech Droid shell for one of these?

[leby Posted Feb 9th 2010 5:37AM]

if Heineken bot and roomba had a baby, i'd be in love...

[chrisanizbug Posted Mar 6th 2010 9:12AM]

Vid of the upgraded version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWLcZfeq634

:)

[Richard Lai Posted Mar 6th 2010 9:27AM]

@chrisanizbug We've updated the post with your new video. Thanks and say hi to your team for me! :)

[chrisanizbug Posted Mar 6th 2010 9:46AM]

@Richard Lai Thanks Richard! Will do!