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TUESDAY JANUARY 25 2005 11:22 PM

Submitted by MisterSatan. Edited By Shalome.

The Humanoid Robotics Laboratory has created something they call the "Bar Bot".

The Bar Bot is driven by self interest. Its aim is to drink beer. In order to achieve this goal in bars, the social beer consumption localities of human society, it also deals with money. It asks people for coins and spends them as soon as there is enough for a beer. The Bar Bot is not beneficial for humanity. Rather, it maximises the advantage for itself, like humanity. But to pursue its own, highly selfish objectives, it dependends on others: somebody has to give it coins, somebody has to hand it a beer. This is where it engages in communication, in social interaction with human beings. The Bar Bot is driven by self interest, it interacts socially with humans and is predisposed to alcohol. The Bar Bot is probably the most humanoid robot ever built.

There's even a video of the Bar Bot in action.

What I want to know is, how did they build a robot version of me with a British accent? I'm American.

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Kiki

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

JAN 25, 2005 11:32 PM

It's Bender!

MistressMissy

Grand Rapids, MI

March 2003

JAN 25, 2005 11:36 PM

i have a really good idea what this thing could be used for. use the video tape...show it to alcoholics and say "see...this is exactly how you act" and maybe they'll see the errors of their ways.

brokenb

Seattle, WA

June 2004

JAN 25, 2005 11:45 PM

Kiki said:
It's Bender!

HEE! Exactly what I thought!

[Edited on Jan 25, 2005 by brokenb]

lemur

San Francisco, CA

March 2003

JAN 25, 2005 11:46 PM

You stole my words Kiki!!!

DenimJesus

Hershey, PA

April 2004

JAN 25, 2005 11:46 PM

Salieri

Montreal, QC

July 2004

JAN 25, 2005 11:55 PM

Sounds like my Grandma

[Edited on Jan 26, 2005 12:58AM]

FreakPirate

Calgary, AB

November 2002

JAN 25, 2005 11:57 PM

Kiki said:
It's Bender!

It's at least a half dozen people I know!

naja_haje

Portland, OR

March 2003

JAN 25, 2005 11:58 PM

I would totally let Bar Bot piss all in my mouth.

Koenigsegg

I'm lost

July 2004

JAN 25, 2005 11:59 PM

it'd be funny if it got more and more belligerent the more and more it drank. like, it'd go from saying 'insert money please' to 'yyyew don't knowme. i can stobb drinking ewhneveriwant'

Cairo

SUICIDEGIRL

Maryland, USA

JAN 26, 2005 12:11 AM

FUCK!!! I wanted to be the first one to mention Bender and post a pic of him but like EIGHTY PEOPLE beat me to it!!

Damn you all!!

In other news... I for one welcome our drunken robot overlords.