Pint-pulling robot put through its paces in Yorkshire | BBC News

by Alex Kirkpatrick

27 June 2017

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Students from the University of Leeds have created a robot which they claim is capable of pulling the perfect pint. The team, from the School of Mechanical Engineering, worked with local engineering company Quality Bearings, and Saltaire Brewery to come up with the concept.

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