TAST-E is an animatronic robot head with a sense of taste and smell

This article about a robotic head with taste sensors reminds me of a more humorous situation with a similar device many years ago.

In that case, a journalist, attending a demo event of a wine and cheese tasting robot, on a curious whim, placed their hand on the tasting sensor.

The robot, apparently unaware of the unexpected nature of the input declared ... tastes like... prosciutto.

A cameraman then just had to try his hand qand the robot declared... tastes like... bacon.

You just can't make this stuff up, right?

(Found the original AP article (with robot picture!) at: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna14610793 )

How it does it (from the article):

> It does so with colorimeters, which detect the color produced when certain reagents mix with those compounds. This is similar to how a woman might look for a blue or pink line on a pregnancy test.

Poorly chosen name for that robot.