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The Future is Drunk

TUESDAY JANUARY 25 2005 11:22 PM

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

Kiki

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

JAN 25, 2005 11:32 PM

It's Bender!

MistressMissy

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

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

lemur

San Francisco, CA
March 2003

JAN 25, 2005 11:46 PM

You stole my words Kiki!!!

DenimJesus

DenimJesus

Hershey, PA
April 2004

JAN 25, 2005 11:46 PM

Salieri

Salieri

Montreal, QC
July 2004

JAN 25, 2005 11:55 PM

Sounds like my Grandma frown

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

FreakPirate

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

naja_haje

Portland, OR
March 2003

JAN 25, 2005 11:58 PM

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

Koenigsegg

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

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.

Cairo

Cairo

SUICIDEGIRL

Maryland, USA

JAN 26, 2005 12:12 AM

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



Bwahahahahaaa!!

Fleur

Fleur

SUICIDEGIRL

I'm lost

JAN 26, 2005 12:17 AM

i thought it said bar on bot action...

FallFromGrace

FallFromGrace

Seattle, WA
March 2004

JAN 26, 2005 12:58 AM

But does it bend girders?

AceTracer

acetracer

Hollywood, FL
January 2004

JAN 26, 2005 01:15 AM

Kiki said:
It's Bender!


on a bender.

wottan

wottan

Vancouver, BC
July 2004

JAN 26, 2005 01:25 AM

But does it vomit, fall down, and make dirty calls to your sister when its drunk?

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