SAN FRANCISCO, California -- Outfitted in shiny, red digs, passing out drinks and cracking jokes in rapid-fire succession, Chassis is the type of guest any host would want to liven up a party. The only catch? Chassis is a robot. With the help of a wireless remote controller and mic set-up, the boxy bot was the star of Roboexotica USA, held Saturday at art collective Space in downtown San Francisco.
Booze and automaton aficionados alike toasted one another as Chassis and his bot brethren whipped up drinks. Among the ten cocktail robots on display at the mixer: A fire-spewing drink warmer, a fully automated mixologist and a shot-pouring conveyor belt made entirely from Legos. The guest list even included a robot breathalyzer doling out advice like "Switch to fancy water" for the party-goers who'd overindulged.
Saturday marked the first U.S. edition of the Roboexotica, held annually in Vienna, Austria for the last ten years. Check back at Wired.com on Monday for more photos from the party.
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Ph**oto: Jim Merithew/Wired.com
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