Event planners and venues are under pressure to deliver fast beverage service during high-volume parties, weddings, corporate events, and festivals. With a clear need for a more efficient alternative, robotic bartenders were created to meet the demand. However, force testing is required to detect subtle shifts in shaking and pouring mechanics to prevent spillage or error.
Every drink is poured with exact precision, resulting in 100% consistency and eliminating errors due to manual preparation.
Interface’s 6A40 6-Axis Load Cell measure force and torque along several directions simultaneously—vital for accurate drink preparation under dynamic conditions. The testing results can be logged, displayed, and measured when connected to Interface’s BX8-HD44 BlueDAQ Series Data Acquisition System with included BlueDAQ software.
Thanks to our products, every drink is poured with exact precision, resulting in 100% consistency and eliminating errors due to manual preparation.
Q: What problem does a robotic bartender address?
A: It helps venues, event planners, and hospitality operators serve drinks faster and more consistently—especially during high-volume events such as weddings, festivals, corporate gatherings—by automating pouring and shaking to reduce human error, spillage, and variability.
Q: What are the key challenges in getting a robotic bartender to work well?
A: Key challenges include detecting subtle shifts in force and torque during shaking and pouring (to avoid spillage), ensuring consistency across many drinks in dynamic conditions, and integrating accurate measurement into the control systems.
Q: What solution does Interface provide in this case?
A: Interface uses its 6A40 6-Axis Load Cell to measure force and torque in multiple directions simultaneously, paired with their BX8-HD44 BlueDAQ Data Acquisition System (including software). These allow the robotic system to log, display, graph, and feed back measurements to the control system to improve precision.
Q: How is the 6-Axis Load Cell used in the robotic bartender setup?
A: The load cell is installed at the head of the robotic arm. It feeds data to the Data Acquisition System which then provides analog (or digital) outputs to the robotic controller. The system can monitor force/torque in real time, detect deviations, and correct shaking/pouring motions.
Q: What is the outcome of using this measurement & control system?
A: The result is high precision in drink pouring, 100% consistency, and the elimination of manual-preparation errors.
Q: What materials / components are required for this solution?
A: The necessary components are:
Q: Can the system handle dynamic conditions (e.g., movement, vibration)?
A: Yes — the multi-axis load cell measures force and torque along several axes which helps detect shifts even in dynamic or varying conditions. This allows for maintaining precision and avoiding spillage.
Q: How does data from the system get used?
A: The system logs, displays, and graphs measurements. It sends output (analog or digital) to the robotic control system so that control adjustments can be made based on the measured force/torque data.
Q: Is this solution customisable?
A: Yes. The customer uses their own robotic arm and control system, integrating the Interface measurement hardware. The measurements and control outputs can be adapted to their specific pouring / shaking routines.
Highly regulated, complex, and vital industries rely on Interface Force UK for value, reliability, and accuracy in the full line of products we offer. Interface supplies precision force and torque measurement devices in the UK to ensure quality when product failure is not an option. This is also why we are a trusted partner in the robotics industry and why engineers turn to us for load cells, torque transducers, multi-axis sensors and instrumentation for testing and to embed into robots for real-time feedback.
Aircraft, spacecraft, military and defence contractor companies such as Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, United States Military, Bombardier, Embraer, Gulfstream, NASA, and Cessna utilise Interface load cells for all types of thrust, wing, static, and fatigue testing.