Silvia Rossi, one of the project's lead researchers, tells CNBC Make It that the company asked her team to develop a machine capable of performing the functions of a bartender, particularly mixing drinks.
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The robot can gauge whether the tone of a conversation is serious or playful and even ask appropriate questions, or crack a joke, depending on the situation.Ī team of researchers at the university's Projects of Intelligent Robotics and Advanced Cognitive Systems (PRISCA) lab started developing BRILLO in February 2020 through a partnership with Totaro Auotmazioni, an Italian manufacturer of food assembly line machines.Įarlier this year, the team shared a video of BRILLO on Twitter, showing off a robot with long, mechanical arms attached to a bow-tied torso and a human-like face.
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Another round, Robot Bartender, and pour a little oil for yourself.The university's team of computer scientists are using machine-learning algorithms to teach BRILLO, which is short for "Bartending Robot for Interactive Long-Lasting Operations," how to interact with human customers. You can’t tell Robot Bartender your troubles and expect a sympathetic ear.īut you will get a decent Screwdriver or Chichi rapidly and efficiently, and sometimes, that’s enough. A flexible arm that summons an array of fruit juices and alcohol for your drink, the Robot Bartender won’t offer you good conversation or life lessons. They’re about the quality of a theme park meal - not particularly tasty, but then you’re not really coming for the culinary experience anyway.Ī few steps away, and wisely closed until the evening, stands what will undoubtedly prove one of the most popular robots among journalists: the Robot Bartender. It’s a rarity in China: flagrant rulebreaking going unpunished.įor about 50 yuan - just under $8 - you can get a burger and fries, or a hot pot, or any of a half-dozen other dishes whipped up for you by robot. Signs all over the cafeteria forbid photography or video, a gentle suggestion that everyone ignores with raised phones and cameras. But who wants to get food from a boring ol’ human being when you can get it delivered by Ultron’s cousin? The wait to be served by a robot can extend up to 40 minutes, even though much of the exact same food is available by walking up to another section of the cafeteria and asking one of the hazmat-clad workers. Look around, and you’ll see a large white mechanical arm deftly flipping baskets of hot fries, or a conveyor belt of burger assembly happening right before your eyes. Look overhead in the cafeteria, and you’ll see a complex system of tracks and cords, where covered dishes descend from the ceiling ready for diners to remove and eat. Thousands of writers, photographers and broadcasters will pass through the cafeteria over the next two weeks, and the robots are the perfect centerpiece for a soft-focus Olympics story.
The Beijing Olympics organizers’ decision to automate much of the cafeteria in the Games’ Main Media Center was a savvy one. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (Carl Court via Getty Images) With just one day to the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Chinese authorities are making final preparations to try and ensure a successful Games amid the continuing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. A robotic cocktail maker is pictured at the Main Media Centre on Februin Beijing, China.
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