As marketing gimmicks go, this is one of the best we’ve ever seen, and crowds were gathering to watch the robots mix drinks even before the venue opened to the public.<\/p>\n

We were utterly mesmerized as the dynamic duo deftly delivered drinks. See for yourself in our hastily slapped-together video.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t<\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.casino.org\\\/vitalvegas\\\/tipsy-robot-automated-bartenders-las-vegas\\\/#arve-youtube-mt2w5f2nubg\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/mt2w5F2NUbg?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThat adorable little dance, though.<\/p>\nSo, here’s all the Tipsy Robot skinny.<\/p>\nGuests place orders via one of 33 tablets. There’s a robust list of 18 signature cocktails, but guests may order custom-built drinks, too.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17783\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17783\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-17783 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Tipsy Robot Las Vegas\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tipsy_robot_las_vegas12.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Park it at a tablet and make some mechanical mixology magic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFor an existing drink, it’s just a matter of making a selection and providing a name and e-mail address.<\/p>\nFor custom drinks, guests can choose from virtually unlimited options, from the kind of liquor (Tipsy Robot boasts 172 bottles, or 59 different brands) to exact proportions of liquor and mixers and ice.<\/p>\nThere are 14 “portions” in all. For example, we ordered a rum and Coke with two parts rum, six parts Coke and six parts ice. We really like ice.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17782\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17782\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-17782 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Tipsy Robot Las Vegas\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tipsy_robot_las_vegas25.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tipsy Robot serves Captain Morgan Silver. We’re trying to get past it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOnce an order is placed and paid for with a credit card (drinks are $14 for a standard drink with one shot of alcohol), it goes into a queue. That’s a fancy European term for “line.”<\/p>\nThe robots take anywhere from a minute to 90 seconds to prepare a drink, so the virtual line moves quite quickly.<\/p>\nA fun part of the process is that video displays keep track of where your order is in the queue, and you can tell when your specific drink is being made.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17784\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17784\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-17784 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Tipsy Robot Las Vegas\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tipsy_robot_las_vegas10.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Analytics! See where you are in the queue, the most popular drinks being ordered and trends related to the consumption of various drink categories. You are officially a world-class nerd.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhile a drink is being prepared, an e-mail is sent to the address given when the order was placed.<\/p>\nThe e-mail contains a QR code which, when scanned, “unlocks” the drink. This ensures nobody can abscond with a cocktail.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17785\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17785\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-17785 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Tipsy Robot Las Vegas\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tipsy_robot_las_vegas1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Set your drink free with your QR code. QR codes are like bar codes. Emphasis on “bar.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThat’s it.<\/p>\nThe robots prepare drinks element by element, grabbing ice from a dispenser, extracting liquor from bottles hanging overhead, slicing fruit, shaking up the drink and pouring the cocktails ever-so-carefully into plastic cups.<\/p>\nWhat don’t the robot bartenders do? They don’t take breaks, they don’t accept tips and they don’t provide straws.<\/p>\nThere are attendants in space-aged uniforms to handle the straw thing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17786\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17786\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-17786 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Tipsy Robot Las Vegas\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tipsy_robot_las_vegas11.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The robot helpers are called “Galactic Ambassadors.” Just play along.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDuring our visit, we chatted up Rino Armeni, owner of the 2,500-square-foot Tipsy Robot and Chairman of Robotic Innovations. He said, “I’m very proud that Las Vegas finally has something different, new, and most importantly, ahead of its time.”<\/p>\nArmeni is a charismatic Italian whose enthusiasm is contagious.<\/p>\n“In food and beverage,” Armeni says, “I think we’ve been asleep at the wheel lately. It’s been a matter of recycling, rather than being inventive.”<\/p>\nYes, he actually said “sleeping on the wheel,” but we know what he meant.<\/p>\nArmeni continues, “We want to be almost like the fountains of Bellagio, the ‘Welcome to Las Vegas’ sign. We want people to come and experience this kind of entertainment.”<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17787\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17787\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-17787 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Tipsy Robot Las Vegas\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tipsy_robot_las_vegas6.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Owner Rino Armeni greets Tipsy Robot guests, assuring them he’s never heard the word “Skynet” before.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nArmeni is careful to point out he considers the robot bartenders entertainment, rather than a replacement for actual bartenders.<\/p>\nIn fact, Tipsy Robot has a “Human Bar,” with humans serving up the libations.<\/p>\nThe robot bartenders aren’t fully autonomous, of course. A human being is still tasked with replacing the liquor bottles.<\/p>\nWhen we asked an insider how much the robots cost, the answer was along the lines of “a metric ass-ton.”<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17788\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17788\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-17788 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Tipsy Robot Las Vegas\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tipsy_robot_las_vegas14.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Humans and robots have many things in common, including an ongoing need for lubrication.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nTipsy Robot is looking to crowdsource the names of the robots. Siegfried and Roy leap to mind. Find out more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thetipsyrobot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tipsy Robot Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\nTipsy Robot is open from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 10:00 a.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\nHere’s another look at these modern marvels. You may not be able to tell these robot bartenders your problems, but you’ll always know the precise size of your pour.<\/p>\n[flagallery gid=241]<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A pair of robotic bartenders have created some serious buzz since a new bar, Tipsy Robot, opened inside Miracle Mile Shops at the Planet Hollywood Las Vegas resort. 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