How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Robot Bartender

By Alexa Day

I first heard about the robotic bartender a little over a week ago. It’s a smart looking black box, not unlike the replicator on Star Trek, that dispenses a perfectly blended cocktail into a glass at the touch of a button. The robot bartender keeps track of what you’ve been drinking and how much you’ve been drinking, so it knows what to recommend for you and it knows when to cut you off. It knows all the recipes, too, and it has nothing to gain by watering down your drink while it...