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Robot Bartender: More money for nightclubs, more

drinks for people

Robot!

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When I was in college, I went to a bar that looked like this:

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Bar!

Table!

Table!

Waiter  (with  drinks!)  

College!

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All was well with the world. Table people had drinks, as did bar people.

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Bar!

Table!

Table!

Got drinks?

Yah!

Drinks all around!

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Now, the nightclubs where my friends like to hang out look more like this:

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More: Party! Less: Table!

Bar!

Party!

Party!

Party!

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Which is fine, until the club fills up and then the place looks like this:

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More: Party! Less: Table!

Bar!

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Because I am often over here:

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More: Party! Less: Table!

Bar!

Hi!

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And getting to the bar is next to impossible.

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More: Party! Less: Table!

Bar! How to go there?

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So, how do we solve this problem? Like all things in life, there should be an app for that. There should also be a robot.

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Meet: the Robot Bartender

Robot!

Hi!

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The Robot Bartender traverses a grid-based track on the ceiling of the club.

Robot!

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A1   A2   A3   A4   A5  

B1   B5    

C1    

C5  

D1   D2   D4   D5  

E1   E2   E3   E4   E5  

Each of the squares has an alpha-numeric.

Robot!

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A1   A2   A3   A4   A5  

B1   B2   B3   B4   B5    

C1    

C2   C3   C4   C5  

D1   D2   D3   D4   D5  

E1   E2   E3   E4   E5  

To order a drink, you look up and see under what grid square you are standing:

I am at D2!

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Next, you order your drink on your phone, inputting your grid location.

Drink please!

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The app charges your credit card and gives you loyalty points. It posts to your Twitter. It cross promotes with all the other clubs in the network. Meanwhile: The bar prepares the drink. The Robot Bartender picks it up, navigates to you, and lowers it down.

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Drink Delivery in Action!

Robot!

Thanks!

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The End. This project has some interesting challenges, and any kind of hardware solution is always scary. I wonder, though, if the recouped revenue from partyers wanting to drink but unwilling to fight the crowds wouldn’t make up for the fixed cost in a few, short weekends. And a Robot Bartender? That’s a draw in itself!