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Berlin's Robotic Pub

Posted by timothy on from the was-wollen-sie-denn-eigentlich dept.

Gallamine writes: "Take a trip to Berlin, and visit the Automaten Bar to have a drink served by a robot. This members-only bar is completely automated. While this may sound rather cool, the part I find disturbing is the fact that the owner plans on webcamming the security cameras so you can check on who's at the pub. The owner also wants to make it so you can have a SMS message sent to you when a particular person's entrance card is swiped by the system. I guess the idea is that you can get an e-mail to let you know that Bob is having a drink so you can stop by and chat. While it sounds like a bunch of baloney to me, it appears to be pretty popular in Berlin, as they've already got 130 members after 2 weeks without any advertising."

17 of 185 comments (clear)

  1. so.. by Beowulf_Boy · · Score: 2, Funny

    What happens when you get to drunk?
    Do you get kicked out by a robotic Bouncer?

    1. Re:so.. by MrFredBloggs · · Score: 2, Funny

      Dunno, but i`d be careful with hi-tech stuff in Germany - some guy got kicked to death there recently because his mobile phone ring tone anoyed someone. On the other hand, i can quite sympathize with his attacker...

  2. Hi my name is Robo by Sleeper · · Score: 3, Funny

    I will be serving to you tonight. The mandatory 15% tip will be automatically deducted from off-shore bank account.

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  3. Only popular w/single people, I bet by Brento · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess the idea is that you can get an e-mail to let you know that Bob is having a drink so you can stop by and chat.

    Grrrreat. Just what I need, my girlfriend having the ability to get an SMS message on her phone whenever I violate my no-carb diet.

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  4. Bender by FullClip · · Score: 4, Funny

    If the bartender is as cool as Bender,
    I think I might consider becoming a member :)

    1. Re:Bender by Chicane-UK · · Score: 1, Funny

      Customer : I'd like a beer please.

      Bender : Why dont you bite my shiny metal ass?

      Customer : Erm, okay.. can you tell me where the phone is?

      Bender : Its the one over there (points to suicide booth)

      Etc :)

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  5. Without advertising???? by uberkuba · · Score: 2, Funny

    C'mon its been on slashdot! I bet most of those 130 members have slashdot accounts :-)

  6. Carefull what you order by Andy.T.BOFH · · Score: 4, Funny

    Cant quite be sure what you'd get if you ordered a screwdriver ;-)

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  7. Breathe Into My Ear... by heretic108 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... purred the synthesised female voice of the sexy-looking robot.
    The patron willingly obliges.
    The robot's voice loses its seductive charm and, growing sterner and less human, intones:
    "Blood... alcohol... levels... excessive... no... more... alcohol... for... seventy... three... minutes..."

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  8. Dry bar? by Britney · · Score: 2, Funny
    How does anyone get a drink without breaking the laws of robotics?

    • A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
    • A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
    • A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.


    • From Handbook of Robotics, 56th Edition, 2058 A.D., as quoted in I, Robot. In Robots and Empire (ch. 63), the "Zeroth Law" is extrapolated, and the other Three Laws modified accordingly:

      A robot may not injure humanity or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
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  9. But can it pour a Guinness ?? by macarthy · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... Irish concerns

    1. Re:But can it pour a Guinness ?? by rm-r · · Score: 1, Funny

      needs to be able to draw the clover in the top as well, not easy...

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  10. and the best thing about a robot bartender... by rapid+prototype · · Score: 1, Funny

    ... you don't have to leave a tip.

    -rp

  11. Cams in bars... by UM_Maverick · · Score: 4, Funny

    Depending on the bar, cams can be a fun addition...at The Rack in Boston, they have webcams all over the place, and you can control them online...www.therack.com

    I guess when your clientele is as attractive as the people who frequent that place on a friday/saturday night, it can't hurt to make views of the place available online...

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  12. Re:Timothy, get that compulsive knee jerking seen by Spunk · · Score: 2, Funny

    Although I concede, that's not necessarily an "or" proposition.

    No no no, it is necessarily an "or" proposition. Just not necessarily an xor one.

  13. Re:Timothy, get that compulsive knee jerking seen by dilger · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sigh. That wasn't Timothy's comment, it was from the poster. That's what the italics mean.

    Apparently that error is worth mod points. Go figure.

    cbd.

  14. human or mechanical by K7001 · · Score: 2, Funny


    A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory.

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