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"  If you were excited about robots making sushi, then you&amp;#039;ll definitely be happy about the latest restaurant-related robotic invention. Meet the robot bartender. If you need a drink, then this guy (well, machine) has got you covered. More From Delish: The Best Restaurants on Wheels According to Foodbeast, the robot bartender was created and built by a research team from the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute. While robot bartenders may not be mixing margaritas just yet, the robot is capable of retrieving a drink that a person has selected and then bringing that beverage to the person. The robot can also take snack orders. While the robot has been dubbed a bartender, the restaurant position it seems to most closely fit is a waiter. Just how does this robot work? The machine is technically called a PR2 dual-arm mobile robot. A person can order a drink or a snack through a control panel, which then syncs to the robot. The robot can then navigate the room, mapping it out using built in cameras. The mechanical bartender then calculates its distance from the beverages and moves around the room accordingly. Finally, it adjusts its distance to the beverages, picks up the ordered item with its &amp;quot;arm,&amp;quot; and returns to the person with his or her drink. More From Delish: The Weirdest Restaurants in the World In addition to retrieving drinks for people, the robot bartender has certain programmed speech capabilities \u2014 bartender jokes perhaps? Although this robot bartender cannot actually make a drink, its ability to take an order, maneuver around a room, and finally return an ordered item is a huge feat. What do you think: Will robots eventually replace waiters and bartenders? Would you want a robot bartender to serve you a drink? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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