I Want a Barbot!

Much as I like to whip up cocktails when friends are over, I love the idea of building a Barbot. I figure a robot of some sort has to be a future CNCCookbook project, but until now, I hadn’t really settled on any particular kind of ‘bot. I think a cocktail-making robot would not only be a lot of fun to build, but would also be one I’d get some actual use out of. Here’s one example of a Barbot I found in a recent MAKEzine article:

Each flask contains a different liquor or cocktail ingredient…

This particular barbot was created by EMSL (Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories), and there is a whole write up on EMSL’s web site. Up to 6 ingredients may be dispensed. Each ingredient is metered by air pressure from the flask to the tilting graduated cylinder:

When the cylinder is full enough, the weight of the ingredient above the pivot causes it to swing down and add the contents to the drink…

This particular ‘bot, called Drink Making Unit 2.0 (1.0 was purpose built for making White Russians), was entered in the Barbot 2011 competition. For a video of some of the Barbot 2011 contestants, click here. I’ll be keeping eyes open for good Barbot ideas. Please send me some links if you come across any!

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  Joe Landau 2011/06/16 at 8:44 pm

  Henry Kuttner wrote about an inegriated inventor named Gallagher who built a “liquor organ”. Started with a piano, IIRC..

  http://henrykuttner.bravehost.com/Kuttner,%20Henry%20-%20Ex%20Machina.html

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  Joe Landau 2011/06/16 at 8:44 pm

  Henry Kuttner wrote about an inegriated inventor named Gallagher who built a “liquor organ”. Started with a piano, IIRC..

  http://henrykuttner.bravehost.com/Kuttner,%20Henry%20-%20Ex%20Machina.html

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