BarBot
BarBot Project
As per the project announcement on the mailing list, the goal of this project is to create a robot capable of serving (some) cocktails. Some pictures of cocktail robots can be found in the presentation shown at open night on 2014-03-26.
Goal
To have a functional booze-serving robot ready to take to EM Fields at the end of August 2014.
Minimal functionality
- Make drinks from a combination of four or more spirits (six is better)
- To have some visibly moving part(s) - i.e. not the Bartendro approach where ingredients are pumped to a static glass via static tubes.
- For punters to be able to choose their beverage interactively some how
Stretch Goals
- Have options to add mixers (e.g. tonic water)
- Ice dispenser
- Make it look pretty
Project Management
Makers
Collaborators wanted! If you can prototype something, help with electronics, power systems or software (particularly making a pretty web interface), help build a sturdy frame or with good artistic physical design please contact project lead, Mouse. Serious builders only please - offers of "I'll help you drink cocktails" will be met with scorn. There's a lot to do and a tight deadline so please don't waste our time.
See also: Makers page to see who's doing what.
Meetings
Meeting are at 19:30 on Thursdays at Nottinghack, change announcements will be via the Nottinghack mailing list.
See also: Meeting Archive
Project timeline
The goal is to have a working robot to take to EM Fields which is at the end of August 2014. More details of sub-project deadlines / goals on the BarBot/Project timeline page.
Purchases & Expenditure
I'd like to keep track of how much is spent on what so I can look back at the end of the project and have a good idea of what it costs to do something like this. I'd also like to reimburse anyone who spends more than their fair share. Please track expenditure on the Purchases and expenditure page.
Design
TODO: split this into a separate page
- timescales - in time for EMF camp?
- portability and power - bulky?
- reliability on uptime
- setup and teardown
- management of lots of drunken people
Fundamental sub-projects
- Dispensing ingredients
- Delivering ingredients to glass
- Post-processing: stirring / shaking etc. (stretch goal)
- Control software
- Database schema for storing recipes & system config info
- Real-time software control (motor control etc.)
- User interface (web-based)
- Ingredient set-up interface
- Recipe execution software (convert recipe into h/w control sequences)
- Power system 12V battery & mains operation
- Styling and flair
- Recipe collection
References
- http://partyrobotics.com/
- http://hackaday.com/?s=barbot
- All time top drinks at webtender http://www.webtender.com/statistics/all-time-top.html