It can sometimes be a difficult task deciding whether or not to include a particular clip in our weekly Beer O’Clock newsletter ^[1] (The Best and Worst of Anthill TV).

While the mandate might seem simple — the video needs to be about innovation, invention, creativity and/or entrepreneurship (the values we hold dear) — the selection process actually involves a surprisingly complex number of considerations, such as balance, educational content, local relevance, chuckle-factor and good taste.

That’s why it was pleasing to stumble across this short clip at 4:22 this afternoon. It’s in such good taste, I find myself quite thirsty. Happy Friday Anthillians!

Beer Fetching Robot by Willow Garage

The invention was the product of Willow Garage, which decided to use its third summer hackathon ^[2] to make every hackers dream a reality. The Willow Garage hackathon starts on a Monday and ends with a demo on Friday afternoon. This year, the participants were rewarded in the most obvious way… with a cold and refreshing brew.