Barbot
A robot bartender that recognized returning guests by face and remembered their last drink, followed by a conveyor-belt bot that poured almost 500 drinks in a night.
- Company
- Smooth Technology
- Role
- Lead software & firmware architect and developer
- Disciplines
- AI Systems Integration, Computer Vision, Electronics & Connected Products, Software
Arthur, our first robot bartender, took drink orders by voice and used a camera to map each guest’s face. When someone came back, Arthur greeted them by name, reminded them of their last drink and suggested the next.
In 2021 we followed up with The Full Stack: a conveyor belt with medical-grade pumps for faster, more accurate pours, RFID-tagged glasses to track each guest’s drinks, and a large LED leaderboard. It poured almost 500 drinks in one evening.
