New Project: Ardunio Bar / Drink Maker

[dclamp]

While perusing the interwebz today I came across a video of an Arduino controlled drink maker called The Inebriator.

I thought this idea was pretty cool and wanted to try something similar to this but I didn't want mine to move because it doesn't seem interesting to me and wastes precious drinking time. I want to make something that looks awesome, is fun and easy to use, pours delicious drinks, and is expandable.

Then I found the Barduino project. I like the large display, SQL backend, web access, and the kiosk like stand. However I want my alcohol to be displayed front and center, preferably above the display platform. I also like the way the upside down bottles look on display. If this were at a party, you could easily see where the bar/alcohol is at.

I have a small Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet that is not being used for anything. It would be the perfect interface for this automated bar.

I am creating this post mostly as a "blog" type format to document the progress of the project and to serve as a reference for other people who are interested in this type of project. I will continue to post as I figure out what I am doing.

Links:

• The Inebriator
• The Drinkmotizer - a Raspberry Pi Drink Mixing Robot
• Barduino
• Robotic Drink Maker