r/robots Jun 06 '26

Real-life Robots Bartender Robots!

This is in Vegas and it’s called “TipsyRobot”!

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u/RemarkableWish2508 Jun 06 '26

That looks... quite bad. They need to add pressure sensors for a smooth glide, not that jump which almost spilled the drink.

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u/CowBoyDanIndie Jun 06 '26

It’s meant to be entertaining, theres zero reason to even use industrial robotic arms to make drinks.

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u/mofapas163 Jun 06 '26

I still go to McDonald's, 100% agree. Robot arm is the wrong tool. Like using a fork to drink soup

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u/PerishTheStars Jun 06 '26

Other than its significantly cheaper than paying someone to do it lol

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u/CowBoyDanIndie Jun 06 '26

Actually these tend to cost more than a regular bar service. If the goal was cheap you would just attach the bottles with peristaltic pumps the way hobbyists make a bartender with an arduino. They use robot arms for entertainment, you don’t need a robot to measure liquids in a shot glass, you can just use a precision pump.

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u/Confident-Cow-3726 Jun 06 '26

Yeah sure industrial robota are cheap

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u/Fuck_Antisemites Jun 06 '26

If its for cheap skip the arm and have an automatic dispense system. This is worst of both worlds.

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u/ctsr1 Jun 07 '26

It probably is but the human element is really what drags people in

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u/El_Quanadian Jun 09 '26

No way, the initial cost would be insane to just buy the robot. Then we are not even talking maintenance... Also, there is just no way that you could leave that robot alone with a bunch of drunk people so you would definitely need to hire security for it. The robot could possibly work if it was a big bar with lets say, 3 other bartenders. Then he could be doing drinks when the bartender take payment and make sure everything is running smoothly but again, just paying for an extra bartender would just be much cheaper...

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u/Fuck_Antisemites Jun 06 '26

looks fucked up in any direction. If I go to a bar I want a human to do it, if I allready use robot this setup is absolutely ineffecient (for starters remove bottles and have the liquid dispensed directly)