while cool, it's incredibly slow don't you think? And a terrible pour....

Looked great at first. Other then a human could of gotten a beer faster on their own. But if your busy and want a beer when you get back it's a good machine that will get the job done. I liked how it calculated the time between pours to ensure there was not an over flow. But near the end it happened anyway......Odd how it had to pour at an angle vs pouring from up high. It saved the pour at a high angle for the last step. Hmmm. Yeah hopefully the next version will be a bit faster. And would be cool to have it deliver you the beer anywhere in the house. But some of that Robot sweeper technology into it. In all Thumbs up for that product.

thats awesome, just need to speed it up

party foul...just like other beer bitches, talks too much!!!

I would love to know WTF it's saying.

I could polish off a 6 pack by the time that thing was done pouring (and spilling, I might add) a single beer.

Best invention ever? Lamest invention ever maybe.

obviously you've only worked here a short time. Your predecessors already covered this robot back in January.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/beer-pouring-robot-fina...

Wow... that thing is retarded. They should call it the Novel-T1000. I can be drunk in the time it takes to pour a beer, and from a can I might add. The problem with this and every other service robot is they simply do not understand good head. The white stuff should never leave the mouth... of the glass.

Is it just me or do I now have beer all over my floor??

this is all the proof i need to know that there is a god.

It takes too long.

No self-disrespecting alkie is going to wait THAT long for a beer.

So, I have to get my own mug AND press 3 buttons AND wait 3 minutes to have the thing talk to me in a weird baby voice and pour my beer? I only have to press one button to get my girlfriend to pour me a beer... and it's much faster... just one "click" and project runway is off.

I would have liked to see this thing go nuts though.. either completely pouring the beer on the floor or start spinning around and launch the full beer at the camera. That would be worth watching that again.

I hope the v2 doesn't waste my damn beer! Other than that and it being terribly slow, Japanese-speaking and ugly as hell, I guess it's a nice invention for disabled, beer-loving people and gadget-geeks.

That is hands down, the coolest invention of all time.

'Grats, now you too can spend 3 1/2 minutes pouring a beer and spilling some of it on the floor.

But seriously, I'd like to know what the robot is saying, because maybe that makes it worth my while.

One step closer to my very own Bender...

"One step closer to my very own Bender..."
Yes, but who knows how many of the beers Bender would have drank himself before actually getting anything over to you....

"Bite my shiny, metal ass."

Can you set it up like an alarm clock to automatically pour your 7am beer ready for when you wake up?

wow, that is the worst invention i've ever seen. i could do that whole thing in about 10 secs, w/ less effort. i'd b better if it weren't so damn slow

I will never get back those 3 minutes of my life will I?

Give me the comp case mod that is a beer dispenser anyday.

I'll stick with my kegerator, thank you very much.

This is hands down the coolest thing I have ever seen.

perhaps if they changed the following, this would be so much better...

1. speed it up, geesh this IS the 21st century here...
2. what's the deal with the cans? stick a keg or a party ball in there or something.
3. a finished pour with less than 50% head would be nice.
4. add an iPod dock, bluetooth connectivity, 6 megapixel camera, web server, and... wow, you'd have something there... yeah something...

Uh.. I think everyone is missing the main topic of this post.

Good luck out there Mark, it's been emotional.

In regards to the robot,
Do you think the first car invented wasn't slower than using a horse? Just about all awesome inventions started as a useless gimmicky toy. With time and encouragement, I could have a robot that pours me a perfect beer before I even knew I wanted one (or is that a robot that constantly pours beer?? OH ROBOT! HOW DID YOU KNOW?!?!)

Mark - on your travels you must find me this robot.

i think it would be alot faster and probably cheaper to buy and train a monkey to get you beers. and then you would have a drinking buddy too!

Soon, Budwesier will replace all it's sexy beer models with robots. Or not. theroblog.com

It's GLORIOUS! Now if the japanese could only put two and two together and create some super-ultra-mega beerbot by merging this with the Chinese Beauty Robot. Then we would have a dilemma on our hands, is it possible that the cute girl at the local dive could become obsolete?

And my Japanese is a little rough, but i think it's saying, "NORM!"

The beer machine in the United lounge of Japan's Narita airport is way faster, pours better, and has an open face you could stick your head under the spout if you can't wait for it to fill the glass.

Why can't a robot get it's own glass and discard it's trash? I expected the beer delivery cylinder to double as a can crusher. If you like your beer cold, forget this bot - it'll be room temperature by the time it's done pouring.

I prefer bottled beer, so I'll have to pass...

Mark - you should always searh Gizmodo to ensure your find hasn't already been reported. Then again, that doesn't matter anymore as you've dedicated the rest of your life pursuing increasing thirst as you wait for your beer to be delivered. Good luck!

If my beer delivery system talked that much, I'd still be single.

It's just beer can beer anyway. And a mess on the floor. This beats my kid (no mess) and my refrigerator (glass bottles, several types) exactly how?

Progeny 1, robot 0