OrySnack: The Bar Where Bartenders Work From Home
spoon-tamago.com
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@piefed.caEnglish
    6·
    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.

  • ch00f@lemmy.world
    2·
    14 days ago

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

    • Subscript5676@piefed.caEnglish
      3·
      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.