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No problem. Back in early 2005, we built a robot bartender that could take orders over the web (or from PDA) and would automatically mix them. This was our und
by beambot 11y ago
No problem. Back in early 2005, we built a robot bartender that could take orders over the web (or from PDA) and would automatically mix them. This was our undergrad capstone project, so there is probably "official" documentation on file somewhere at the university. I still have our final report around too -- plus a video (shit quality, sorry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RzoeacsXrQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RzoeacsXrQ).
I'd be happy to make an expert declaration pro bono to get this tripe invalidated (contact info in profile).
- Kluny 11y agoThat project must be a classic or something. I recall a team in the cohort a year ahead of mine in college doing the same thing, also for their capstone (in 2010).
- beambot 11y agoIt's definitely a right of passage for roboticists. Now there are BarBot competitions and bartending robot startups -- so it's definitely an old idea! There's no way that ours from 2005 was the first, but ours definitely predates the patent (ie. is sufficient prior art).
- Vexs 11y agoI wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't some sort of Victorian-era steam powered machine that read mixing instructions off one of those paper wheels player pianos used. Actually, that sounds like a pretty cool project; no wonder so many people make these things.