The Bar Where Bartenders Work From Home

14 days ago by Quilotoa to c/mildlyinteresting

As the sun sets in Tokyo, its alleyways become illuminated by the lights of "sunakku" snack bars. But OrySnack is illuminated by something entirely different: the gentle, glowing eyes of six small humanoid robots that are pouring drinks and interacting with customers. But you would be mistaken to as

Subscript5676 6 points 14 days ago

Before I even looked at the link and click on the article, I thought it must be Japan, cause I remember reading something similar.

And I wasn't wrong.

Good to see other places adopting the same though.

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ch00f 2 points 14 days ago

Do these robots actually physically tend bar? I can't find video of one pouring a drink or whatever.

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Subscript5676 3 points 13 days ago

Look around for Orihime. That's the name of these robots as well as the brand. There should be a number of them on YouTube.

They don't tend to do work that requires careful motor control, eg pouring a drink, from what I know. I haven't followed the news, but they used to just serve drinks, show the menu and explain them, etc.

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