Of course, robot bartenders aren’t new-we’ve written about robots in the food industry ranging from the comical to the potentially disruptive, such as this robot serving up to 360 burgers per hour. Now that the Makr Shakr is a commercial product on the open seas, it might not be long until it (or something very much like it) is in a bar near you. Yet, while the creators are quick to say this is an experiment in social interaction and not meant to replace human bartenders, it is clearly yet another example of the rapid speed at which automation is advancing. This distinguishes Makr Shakr from other robotic bartenders in the sense that it attempts to make the preparation process more efficient by having a robot do the physical task of mixing while at the same time leaving room for it to be a human-centered experience. Social connections are woven throughout the co-creation and mixing of ingredients, where users can learn from each other, sharing recipes and photos on social networks.
“Makr Shakr is a great example of how digital technologies are changing the interaction between people and products-a topic that our laboratory has been exploring in great depth,” said Carlo Ratti, director of the MIT Senseable City Lab. They view Makr Shakr as more of a social experiment observing how people embrace new possibilities offered by digital manufacturing. The finished libation is served up on a conveyor belt.Įven though Makr Shakr’s movements are modeled after humans, the creators say that they are not trying to replace bartenders with robots.
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After users download an app onto their handheld devices and custom order their drink, the cocktail is assembled by three robotic arms-whose moves mimic the best bartenders. The robot’s movements were programmed using the filmed gestures of Roberto Bolle, principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater, along with Italian director and choreographer Marco Pelle. Its abilities were first showcased at the 2013 Google I/O annual developer conference-from creating a near-infinite variety of customized drinks, to the robotic arms’ dynamic movements, capable of heavy duty motions like shaking and fine-motor skills such as slicing fruit and garnishing drinks. This November, the robot bartender will begin serving drinks on the state-of-the-art cruise ship ‘ Quantum of the Seas’. The Makr Shakr, created by designers at MIT Senseable City Lab, may not indulge stories of your latest break-up or offer philosophical advice as it slides your Moscow Mule across the countertop-but that doesn’t mean the Makr Shakr isn’t here to entertain. There’s a new bartender set to sail on Royal Caribbean’s next-generation cruise ship-a robotic bartender, to be precise.
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