The ViTRINE team was treated to a cocktail prepared by a rather special barista during their visit to Expo Milano: a robot. Makr Shakr is, as claimed by the design company Carlo Ratti Associati, the first robotic bar – capable of mixing, shaking and serving more than 100 cocktail recipes, as well as the variants suggested by consumers via a custom-designed app.
“The system is composed of two of the industrial robots traditionally used for food – explained Ratti. For robot-phobes who fear the day when robots rule the world (and your much needed tipple) rest assured that Makr Shakr comes with a safety system which halts the robot when proximity to a human being is too close for comfort. For bar-hoppers who are single and would like a little trifle with their baristas, Makr Shakr could be a mood damper. I personally feel that this project could be turned up a notch with age-identification (iris-scan?) and breathalyser biometric apps to perhaps keep under-aged or unruly binge drinkers from having one too many a drink.
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