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Tales of the Cocktail 2012
After embarking on a 5 day journey to the beautiful city of NOLA, we have a new found respect for bartenders and the enjoyment of cocktails. This city is magical and exudes the vibe of good times. We...
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Presenting Bartendro 2.5 : A Shiny New Case
Bartendro’s previous shell was made out of stainless steel. Its aesthetic resembled a commercial appliance of yesteryear with its art deco design; shiny, brazen and robust. Many things had been taken...
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Kickstarter Rewards
So, we are starting to gear up for Kickstarter and have been pondering some reward options. So far we have stickers, t-shirts and etched glassware. What do you think? Are there better alternatives, or...
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The Open Hardware Proposition
The Maker movement has truly been amazing to watch unfold over the last decade. Democratized information and tools have enabled widespread innovation and collaboration, creating dozens of hackerspaces...
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ORD Camp drink report
A little over a week ago we were fortunate enough to attend ORD Camp in Chicago. Pierre and I spent the weeks leading up to ORD Camp working on the newest version of Bartendro. We literally finished...
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The Wonderful World of Drink Bots
Ever since the first cocktail was poured people have been searching out ways to do it faster and with better accuracy. Millions of dollars are spent every year on the newest bartending gadget or gizmo....
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Peristaltic Pumps – Selecting the Right One
When making a cocktail dispensing robot, peristaltic pumps are clear winners. You can read more about why in our previous post. We’ve designed and manufactured several of our own peristaltic pumps,...
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Quality control, the fun way
Last night we had some fun after a long day of getting new software running on our bot. Using a pile of parts, I cobbled together a 4 pump bot, but I found myself short of a case to mount it into. I...
View ArticleWater to Wine is featured in Make Magazine
Water to Wine, our little pet project from a few years ago was just featured in Make Magazine today! This article is the first in what will hopefully be a number of articles on how to make drink bots....
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Drink Testing Gets You Drunk
In preparation for BarBot this weekend we all sat down and decided what alcohol and mixers should be in each of the bots, Bartendro 15 and Bartendro 7. Once we figured out what each bot would hold we...
View ArticleBartendro 3 Drink Ideas
You just got your Bartendro 3 and turned it on, now what? What should you load it up with to get the best possible combinations of drinks? I spent some quality time with a cocktail recipe book writing...
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Nightclub and Bar Show – First Encounters with Industry
After a long 7 hour slog, we arrived to pleasantly warm Las Vegas and went straight to the trade show floor to get our badges and check out our booth. We learned about the free cart load service and...
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Post Kickstarter Updates
We did it! On March 31st we watched as the Kickstarter clock counted down to zero. At 8pm we pressed the pour button on ShotBot and took a celebratory swig of whiskey. With all of your support we were...
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Spout Design Updates and General Progress
We have lots of updates for you this week! We’re finalizing designs, working on improvements, ordering supplies, organizing workspaces, and beginning our first backer reward mailings. Stickers are set...
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A New Addition to the Team
Hello everyone! My name is Garran, and I recently joined the Party Robotics team as the mechanical engineer. I first met Pierre at the Cal Poly Robotics Club approximately 7 years ago. After school we...
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Sheet Metal Fabrication
Working with sheet metal involves massive machines that work with an average of 30 tons of pressure. Not for the faint of heart. The main machines can sheer (cut along the length), punch (create holes...
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Maker Where? Maker Faire!
Since beginning our Kickstarter campaign in March we have had the opportunity to take Bartendro to many events, big and small. At most events we haven’t been allowed to serve drinks, instead loading up...
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Pre-Orders and Other Updates
The last few weeks have given me a new appreciation for the everyday products we purchase. When you buy something you never think about all the small details that went into making it ready to ship to...
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Dispensers have Shipped!
The last couple of weeks have been packed with goodness. We enlisted several friends to help us with the manufacturing process and we’re really starting to get a handle on the workload. We started...
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Keep Calm and Build Robots
The last few weeks have been exciting we’ve gotten to see what our backers are doing with their newly acquired hardware. One person decided that a dispenser which only pours one shot was not nearly...
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