Getting well-oiled: booze in the age of the robo-barman

Tipsy is the logical conclusion of an increasingly space-age service industry.

As Tipsy methodically unfolds an arm to select a glass, retrieve ice and mix a drink, it's all a far cry from the flashy swagger of Tom Cruise in Cocktail. 

But then he doesn't have the twinkle in his eye of a fictional Hollywood bartender – or any eyes at all, for that matter – because Tipsy is a robot.