Robot's Will replace bartenders...
BUSY BARS TO BENEFIT FROM ‘AFFORDABLE’ ROBOT BARTENDER
13th October, 2014 by Becky Paskin
Bartender robots may seem like nothing more than a
science fiction idea, but they could soon become more commonplace after a
prototype received £2 million backing.
The artificially intelligent robotic bartender named
Monsieur, which was unveiled through a Kickstarter campaign at the start of
this year, has been given a new lease of life after attracting significant
funding from seed investors.
Among them are NBA star Glen Davis, NFL player Derrick
Morgan, Base Ventures, Paul Judge, TechSquare Labs and BIP Capital leading the
round.
The investment will enable the robot’s creators to roll
out Monsieur to on-trade accounts across the US this year.
Barry Givens, Monsieur co-founder and CEO, said: “People
want smart connected devices that provide great design, choice, and
convenience.
“Monsieur is the first to deliver that for bartending and
cocktails. This investment will allow us to accelerate our product
development.”
Monsieur is something of an intelligent cocktail vending
machine, able to dispense up to 25 cocktails while choosing the perfect option
for users according to their personal preferences.
The robot also has the ability to make drinks to order
remotely via Bluetooth, wifi and Zigbee, and offer commercial businesses
business analytics and real-time usage monitoring.
“Social drinking is a core part of the hospitality
industry but technology has overlooked it for a century,” said Jamie Hamilton,
managing director of BIP Capital’s Early Stage Fund. “Monsieur has built unique
products that allow venues to upgrade the customer experience, reduce costs and
increase revenue.”
While the first batch of the US$3,999 Monsieur units have
already sold out, pre-orders are now being taken.
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