Desktop Bartender Robot
During the middle of pandemic lockdowns of 2020 bars are shut down and I decided it was a good time to design a desktop bartender robot that doesn’t ask for tips. I wanted the robot to hands-free and automatically serve you drinks, collect bottle caps for a loyalty program and then throw away bottles in the recycle bin. Initially I built a version designed to exclusively serve the “Underberg natural herb bitters” mini bottles. The German companies official drink slogan is “It cannot be explained, it must be experienced”. I agree. This robot is available for sale here if you want one pre-assembled and also on hackaday if you want to build one.
Initial design of bottle grasping and cap unscrewing/removal mechanism.
Photo of robot pouring user a drink
Video of robot in action
Early prototype testing in 2020
A custom special edition white model designed for Absolute brand 50ml vodka bottles.
