As someone who has used the Makr Shakr system, not having to wait for waitstaff to come around, wait for them to write down your custom drink order, wait while

As someone who has used the Makr Shakr system, not having to wait for waitstaff to come around, wait for them to write down your custom drink order, wait while they walk around and ask anybody else if they want anything, wait for bartender to make the drinks, wait for waitstaff to bring the drinks back to your table... a pretty slow process from start to finish. The robotic bartender experience was far superior, and allowed you to customize your drink, save it for future ordering, and have it prepared with automated precision (so it tasted the exact same, every time.) And because you could queue up orders whenever you wanted, you were never looking around for waitstaff. It was great! Admittedly this is a much different scenario than a bar in a college town on $1 draft night, but I don't think that's the target of this "first gen" robotic bartender.