A utilitarian, six-armed, robotic jukebox and drink-pouring machine, built with the independent Barkeep in mind, the Bar Buddy® is just the employee you want, when you don’t want employees. Humanoidish in appearance, the Buddy can simultaneously mix a dozen different fruity blender drinks, while listening to a whiney patron’s problems, and tossing a troublemaker out the front door. It also tells jokes, though potential purchasers should be aware that the joke myds will need to be updated frequently, the expense of which far exceeds the expense of the Buddy itself. Reviews in Bartender Weekly insist that the Bar Buddy® is good as a backup, but is iffy, at best, when left to its own devices.