Commisioned by Shepherd Neame brewers as part of a national campaign to launch the Japanese beer Asahi into the UK. Mr Asahi went on a national tour starting last year and continuing through the summer.

The barman was designed and programmed by a local man Neil Billingham, who works at AA Robotics in Aylesbury. 'Underneath his clever clothes and effects, there are two real industrial robots and the clever bit was getting both the robotic arms to work together. "It was a great project to work on and I enjoyed testing the Asahi product too" said Neil!

AA Robotics distributes DENSO robots in the UK and Ireland. Their range is from 3Kg up to 20Kg payload in 4-axis or 6-axis arm configurations with a reach from 400mm to 1300mm. DENSO robots have a fast 0.3 seconds pick and place operation which is repeatable to 0.015mm.