"Rum and Robot"

Shaken not stirred may be a command you give a robot if the "Barbot 2010" event is any indication. Put some techy types, artists and booze hounds together in a room and before you know it robotic bartenders are mixing drinks and slinging beers with the best of them.

Just don't expect a sympathetic ear or a shoulder to cry on. Those body parts are a bit tougher to program.

The details are in the latest Wired. For a link to the article, click here.