I came across this gem late last week – a series of scripts, conversions and LEGO tools that allows you to send a message to Pownce and the robot to pour a beer for you. Some people may question the usefulness of such a contraption, but the beauty of being a geek is that you don’t really need a reason.

This is just an example of a setup that could be used for a more repeatable purpose. The main drawback of the robot is that it has to have someone reload and open the beer each time it dispenses one, unless some kind of beer-quiver addon is going to be developed. If another purpose were contrived – say, locking and unlocking a door – the utility of the robot would be greater due to no need for human intervention. Who needs keys when you could just Pownce your door to open?

Got other ideas for a contraption like this? We’d love to hear them.