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Re:‘First Robotic Bar Experience in the World’ Heads to the ... by aaron695 on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @09:11AM (#13810395)
How do you get around cross contamination?

I don't want sugary crap in my $100 bottle of whiskey on the rocks.

I guess you could use water to flush part of the tube system.

But I'd have to trust it.

For all alcohol (And food) a big part of the reason you buy it is anchored impressions. It's never 100% about the taste. How it's served is important.

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Re:‘First Robotic Bar Experience in the World’ Heads to the ... by JoeAltmaier on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @09:18AM (#13810451)
Contamination is a big issue. Lowly McDonalds changed to a 'flavor robot' shake machine, where the ice cream(sic) is always vanilla and they deliver other flavors (chocolate, strawberry, mint etc) through tubes for each dispense.

I like vanilla, but can't get it any more. I get a mixture of vanilla and whatever-the-last-guy-got. Because, tubes leak/drip/have to void of the previous flavor.

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