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Kegbot: The Future of Robotic Drink Service, Now

Posted by timothy on from the can-it-dispense-orange-juice dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Frat houses all over the world could soon be linked up in massive online drinking games, thanks to Kegbot, a standard kegerator that uses an RFID alternative to track how much the drinkers have imbibed and feeds that data over an embedded ethernet into an online database. One of Kegbot's main creators, Mike Wakerly, says the technology can actually promote more responsible drinking because it allows people to be cut off from using the tap after the system detects that they've had more than their alloted fluid ounces." Reader bloglogic points to "more pics and instructions on building your own Kegbot at the Make Magazine web site."

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  1. Responsible drinking in college? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    My guess is that it'll be like that bar that installed a breathalyzer as a courtesy for its patrons, only to find out they used it to compete in "who's the drunkest?" games.

  2. what's an ounce of alcohol? by fiddlesticks · · Score: 2, Informative

    From the site - 'drunk: 3.9 ounces'

    Um, is that a small beer? A huge whiskey?

    In Britain we use pints or litres. I've never heard of an ounce of alcohol. Ounces are usually reserved for illegal drugs.

    Can someone help?

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    1. Re:what's an ounce of alcohol? by sfcat · · Score: 2, Informative
      In Britain we use pints or litres. I've never heard of an ounce of alcohol. Ounces are usually reserved for illegal drugs. Can someone help?

      That is a fluid ounce. And i'm guessing that is 3.9 fl oz of pure alcohol. Guess the kegbot is set to lightweight. The Fraterity setting would be alot higher.

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  3. Coral link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    In case of Slashdotting, here's a coral cache link:
    http://www.makezine.com.nyud.net:8090/blog/archive /2005/07/_defcon_the_keg.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890

  4. Already Invented by oostevo · · Score: 3, Informative
    Some enterprising students at my college have already created such a device (albeit not as robust or elegant).

    It's called the BarMonkey (http://www3.hmc.edu/~bgreer/barmonkey/)

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