CRA Unveils the World’s First Self-driving Bar Unit
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Turin-based international design and innovation office CRA has proposed GUIDO, a concept for a driverless robotic cafe. Developed for Makr Shakr, the world’s leading producer of robotic bartenders, GUIDO is a self-driving vehicle platform featuring two mechCRA Unveils the World’s First Self-driving Bar Unit
Turin-based international design and innovation office CRA has proposed GUIDO, a concept for a driverless robotic cafe. Developed for Makr Shakr, the world’s leading producer of robotic bartenders, GUIDO is a self-driving vehicle platform featuring two mechanical arms that can prepare and serve any drink combination in seconds. The project aims to leverage driverless technology to change leisure in cities.GUIDO is a popular Italian name that also means “I drive.” Empowered by self-driving technology, GUIDO can move around autonomously on wheels. With the help of an app, anyone will be able to book GUIDO and wait till it arrives to where they are. When it arrives, one can order a drink with the app. The robotic bartender will source the cocktail’s components from the bottles atop the counter and craft the drink. The system will be able to verify people’s ages through their IDs and let them pay via mobile phone.“GUIDO is the application of a city-on-demand paradigm. By matching Makr Shakr’s robotic bartenders with the mobility systems of the future researched by CRA, we can put forward a new idea for the experience of leisure,” says Emanuele Rossetti, CEO of Makr Shakr. “Our company has always encouraged a paradigm of participation when it comes to making your own drink. Now, what happens if you extend the same approach to the city? With GUIDO, we show how technologies can make cities more responsive, and ultimately more fun,” adds Rossetti.Makr Shakr is the world's leading manufacturer of robotic bartenders. In the last four years, it has been serving 1,200,000 drinks all around the world, aboard Royal Caribbean cruise ships as well as in casinos in Las Vegas and throughout the United States, according to the press release. CRA designed Makr Shakr 3.0, the first version of the robotic bartender catered for the mass market, with a reconfigurable machine available for purchase at 99,000 euros.GUIDO is part of CRA’s long-time interest in autonomous mobility. The Senseable City Lab at MIT, directed by Ratti, has done extensive research into the way self-driving will change the urban experience, from designing ‘’Roboat,’’ a self-driving boat piloted on the Amsterdam canals, to studying the impact of future shared mobility models, states CRA’s website. GUIDO is currently a concept, which will be developed in the course of 2019 in collaboration with international municipalities. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more