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==Initial Goals==
 
==Initial Goals==
  
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* 6 optivends for alcoholic drinks
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* 6 Optivends for alcoholic drinks
 
* 6 dispensers for soft drinks
 
* 6 dispensers for soft drinks
 
* 6 dispensers for misc items (olives cherries, umbrellas, etc...)
 
* 6 dispensers for misc items (olives cherries, umbrellas, etc...)
 
* High through put with multiple drinks simultaneously
 
* High through put with multiple drinks simultaneously
  
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===Target Cocktails===
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* Gin & Tonic
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** Gin
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** Tonic
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* White Russian
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** Cream
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** Vodka
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** Kahula
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** Ice
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* Margarita
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** tequila
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** line
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** triple sec
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** salt rim
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* Mojito
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** Lime
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** Mint Leaves
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** Sugar
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** ice
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** white rum
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** soda water
  
 
==ToDo==
 
==ToDo==
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* Decide on a budget
 
* Decide on a budget
 
* Make a makespace community project
 
* Make a makespace community project
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==Idea Scratchpad==
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* Force sensitive resistors for glass detection &  liquid quantity
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* Carriages with scissor lifts to activate Optivends (and thus everything else)
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* Circular track/path to automatically reuse a carriage.
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* Ways of bypassing unused dispensers to allow for drinks leapfrogging.
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* Raspberry Pi for main controller, Arduino-likes for carriages
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* 3D print our own [http://hackaday.com/2014/09/16/a-3d-printed-peristaltic-pump/ peristaltic pumps]?
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* HackADay links to check out [http://hackaday.com/tag/bartender/ here]
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* A barbot is essentially a vending machine, mine vending machines for mechanisms & ideas.
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* Drill chuck like cup grabber
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==Roberts Working Idea==
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* Standardised glasses, like [http://cupsdirect.co.uk/product/8oz-soft-drink-plastic-glass/ these] or [http://www.viking-direct.co.uk/a/pb/Huhtamaki-Polarity-Plastic-Tumbler-10oz-81mm-Lid-Pack-50/pr=Q29&id=6234804/ these].
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* Glasses are loaded in corner as a stack of 20 in a column
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* Glasses travel on a large carousel
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* Mini-carousels for spirits, lever mechanism to operate Optics
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* Peristaltic pumps for soft drinks
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* Hoppers and screws for garnishes
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* Fits in a transparent ~1 meter cube, interesting things to see from all 4 sides.
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* Use a RPi for management, connected to a touch screen for order taking and an RFID reader (TikiTag?) for customer tracking
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* Use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Interconnect_Network LIN]  or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAN_bus CAN] bus nodes for modular management; a node for cup carousel, a node for a spirit carousel etc...
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** Freescale KL05 FRDM boards for each node, a specialised shield to tailor the node for it's role.
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** LIN Spec [http://www.cs-group.de/fileadmin/media/Documents/LIN_Specification_Package_2.2A.pdf here].
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* Lots of sensors for fully closed loop control
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* See [http://interactive.blockdiag.com/?compression=deflate&src=eJxtjs0KgkAYRfc9xWXWCbWuXKRQgkWkrcTFqGN-OMzIjK6id0-TfhCX93C4nEzqvC6I3_FYALheCI6LKDdCKCSSZ0JiB3b0TwFLNx9l6yDWXV7ZqXeL9hONaor79zmFeV2DUPNCGLYcl8eN7qyQw44aMtR-UbJK5-h6pLps4RtSNXyyjVB2_Dxwo8hWf7CPct9xv6IwOA9FzxfRqVEK here] for block diagram
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==Mat's Working Idea==
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Start with the rails and carriage, let it grow from there
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* Rail specification:
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** Carriages are independently powered so we can have 2+ and they can move independently
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** Rail should be cheap and quick to make
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** Monorails are cool
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** Rail system should support switches(points)/overtaking/corners/loops and be small, light and cheap

Latest revision as of 23:38, 11 October 2014

We want to create a BarBot.

Initial Goals

  • 6 Optivends for alcoholic drinks
  • 6 dispensers for soft drinks
  • 6 dispensers for misc items (olives cherries, umbrellas, etc...)
  • High through put with multiple drinks simultaneously

Target Cocktails

  • Gin & Tonic
    • Gin
    • Tonic
  • White Russian
    • Cream
    • Vodka
    • Kahula
    • Ice
  • Margarita
    • tequila
    • line
    • triple sec
    • salt rim
  • Mojito
    • Lime
    • Mint Leaves
    • Sugar
    • ice
    • white rum
    • soda water

ToDo

  • Block diagram
  • Decide on a budget
  • Make a makespace community project

Idea Scratchpad

  • Force sensitive resistors for glass detection & liquid quantity
  • Carriages with scissor lifts to activate Optivends (and thus everything else)
  • Circular track/path to automatically reuse a carriage.
  • Ways of bypassing unused dispensers to allow for drinks leapfrogging.
  • Raspberry Pi for main controller, Arduino-likes for carriages
  • 3D print our own peristaltic pumps?
  • HackADay links to check out here
  • A barbot is essentially a vending machine, mine vending machines for mechanisms & ideas.
  • Drill chuck like cup grabber

Roberts Working Idea

  • Standardised glasses, like these or these.
  • Glasses are loaded in corner as a stack of 20 in a column
  • Glasses travel on a large carousel
  • Mini-carousels for spirits, lever mechanism to operate Optics
  • Peristaltic pumps for soft drinks
  • Hoppers and screws for garnishes
  • Fits in a transparent ~1 meter cube, interesting things to see from all 4 sides.
  • Use a RPi for management, connected to a touch screen for order taking and an RFID reader (TikiTag?) for customer tracking
  • Use LIN or CAN bus nodes for modular management; a node for cup carousel, a node for a spirit carousel etc...
    • Freescale KL05 FRDM boards for each node, a specialised shield to tailor the node for it's role.
    • LIN Spec here.
  • Lots of sensors for fully closed loop control
  • See here for block diagram

Mat's Working Idea

Start with the rails and carriage, let it grow from there

  • Rail specification:
    • Carriages are independently powered so we can have 2+ and they can move independently
    • Rail should be cheap and quick to make
    • Monorails are cool
    • Rail system should support switches(points)/overtaking/corners/loops and be small, light and cheap
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