Cyberdog in Prague, the Czech capital, has installed a robotic bartender who serves drinks ordered through a phone app.

Opened earlier this week by real estate developer Trigema, its two-level steel structure looks rather like a space station, with 40 seats and small upper deck.

After the customers have ordered their tipple* via an app, a red robotic arm picks among seven wines on offer in a cool box. It then opens the bottle and pours up to four glasses at a time. Next it lifts the glasses on a tray that travels overhead to the customers’ table, then lowers the load so people can pick up their glasses.

Trigema owner Marcel Soural said he was sure the service sector would follow manufacturing in replacing expensive labor with machines.

Soural said there were already a few robotic bars around the world but the Cyberdog robot performed more complex tasks than the others, even doing little dances.

The bar, created by artist David Cerny and architect Tomas Cisar, also serves food meant to resemble astronauts’ diets. That is prepared by people.

Earlier this year, amazing footage emerged online of a robotic beer dispenser in Japan that pours the perfect pint. The machines are said to be very popular across the country, especially in restaurants offering all-you-can-eat-and-drink packages.

The clip shows a customer wanting a beer taking a cold glass from a fridge. He then places it on the machine, which tilts the glass and pours beer into it.

(SD-Agencies)