Saturday, June 13, 2009
L-L-L-L-Let’s get ready to Robo! It’s time again for the RoboGames in San Francisco, the world championships of advanced robotic technology. This weekend marks the sixth annual gathering of the world’s best, and most versatile, robots squaring off in robo-a-robo competition in 73 different events. There’s combat robots, soccer bots, sumo bots, and even androids that do kung-fu. Among the more unusual events are weightlifting, Lego bowling, painting and…bartending.
According to the official rules, a bartending robot is any robot that can prepare mixed drinks for the user. Compulsories involve preparing any mixed drink with at least one spirit and one mixer, and competitors are judged on everything from style (“does it prepare the drink with style or dramatic flare”) to versatility (being able to prepare more than a martini).
-Noel Brinkerhoff
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