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Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

Spiny Norman — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:41:03 EDT

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

Spiny Norman

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

Wolvereen — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:42:16 EDT

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

Wolvereen

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

Kardster — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:02:28 EDT

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!

Kardster

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

Voltron's Underwear — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 03:00:37 EDT

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.

Voltron's Underwear

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

brooksbarios — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 01:16:46 EDT

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!"

brooksbarios

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

rcbullock — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:44:10 EDT

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

rcbullock

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

hardisonthefloor — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 23:34:22 EDT

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!

hardisonthefloor

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

sam_i_am — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:48:40 EDT

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.

sam_i_am

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

chaos421 — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 20:31:23 EDT

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...

chaos421

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

codermarc — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 17:58:43 EDT

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

codermarc

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

rbf2000 — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:52:52 EDT

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

rbf2000

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

eL Pata — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:34:44 EDT

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.

eL Pata

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

AqueousBeef — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:16:59 EDT

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

AqueousBeef

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

nzruss — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:58:44 EDT

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

nzruss

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

davidfbecker — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:49:47 EDT

"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."

davidfbecker

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

Arken — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:35:10 EDT

One step closer to my very own Bender...

Arken

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

karmaghost — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:38:59 EDT

'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.

karmaghost

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

codermarc — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:36:37 EDT

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

codermarc

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

dmcn — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:33:23 EDT

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.

dmcn

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

oceanmajk — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:31:03 EDT

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.

oceanmajk

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

strider_mt2k — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:24:15 EDT

It takes too long.

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

strider_mt2k

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

hazlo — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:11:54 EDT

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

hazlo

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

plo — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:04:17 EDT

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

plo

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

LivO — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:57:50 EDT

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.

LivO

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

Xman — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:55:00 EDT

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...

Xman

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

UpIrons — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:41:05 EDT

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.

UpIrons

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

Hanzo — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:38:21 EDT

I would love to know WTF it's saying.

Hanzo

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

gman — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:32:46 EDT

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

gman

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

adaminc — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:30:37 EDT

thats awesome, just need to speed it up

adaminc

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

aj99000 — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:24:08 EDT

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.

aj99000

Asahi Beer Robot - GREATEST INVENTION EVER

Lamont — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:24:06 EDT

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

Lamont