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A Robot Walks Into a Bar, Helps Make a Cocktail
Robo-bartenders have become part of South Korea's cafe and bar scene.
Credit: economictimes.indiatimes.com
Robo-bartenders are now part of South Korea's cafe and bar scene as the country moves toward what the government calls "distancing in daily life" amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The six-foot-tall Cabo robot works at Coffee Bar K in Seoul, narrating his actions as he carves ice for drinks.
Meanwhile, a robot arm at Seoul’s Cafe Bot Bot Bot coffee bar shakes up cocktails.
Unlike human bartenders, these "drink bots" are able to provide a consistent quality to their drinks.
Although the robo-bartenders appear to make customers feel less anxious about being in a bar during the outbreak, customers say they miss being able to chat with human bartenders.
From Reuters
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