Up Infinite Cocktail Combinations Pentagram-Designed ...By Dorothy Tan, 10 Apr 2013 A robotic bar,...

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19/06/13 Pentagram-Designed Robotic Barmen Serve Up Infinite Cocktail Combinations - DesignTAXI.com

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Pentagram-Designed Robotic Barmen ServeUp Infinite Cocktail CombinationsBy Dorothy Tan, 10 Apr 2013

A robotic bar, named ‘Makr Shakr’, is currently being tested at the Milan DesignWeek—amazingly, it is “capable of preparing approximately one googol (equal to 10power 100) crowd-sourced drink combinations”.

To get a drink from the mechanical barmen, users will have to download an appand use it to mix cocktail ingredients virtually—this information will then be usedby Makr Shakr to concoct your drink.

Collaborating with MIT Sensible Lab and SuperUber, Pentagram designed it toclosely mimic every movement of a human bartender—the gestures of the robotsare inspired by and modeled upon the work of famed ballet dancer Roberto Bolleand choreographer Marco Pelle.

Using robots to mix our cocktails may mean removing the human touch from oneof life’s simple pleasures, but it will also ensure that you get your drink exactly howyou like it every time.

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Get a preview of the Makr Shakr in the video below.

Up Infinite Cocktail Combinations Pentagram-Designed ...By Dorothy Tan, 10 Apr 2013 A robotic bar,...

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