Robots, alcohol and video games make one tantalizing combination to put on distant-future Christmas lists. Now geek boozers are in luck: the one-man Nonpolynomial Labs has developed interactive versions of Mario and Tetris that incorporate a robotic bartender to mix up drinks during real-time play.
The interactive games come courtesy of Kyle Machulis, a self-described "mild-mannered engineer" who tackles some decidedly unorthodox garage projects that have included a "Moaning Lisa" sensor-feedback mannequin and a "LifeCycle" that uses an exercise bike to drive virtual vehicles in Second Life. He created "Adult Mario" and "Bartris" to showcase in the upcoming Roboexotica event held in Vienna, Austria, where robots display their cocktail mixing skills.
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great alchohol control mechanism if you ask me...if your drunk, thus you suck at tetris, thus proving to the robot you shouldnt have another drink
That is awesome. It would be great if it yelled at you while you played.
Aw man that is just totally awesome! Love the fact that if your drunk your crap a tetris :P
ill take 10
Would have been great if it weren't for the fact it only has rum, coke, water.