Swirling high-proof liquor through the air and elegantly swinging the shaker: Bartender "Toni" has mastered the art of mixing cocktails – and competes in a new video with world-class flair bartender Silvia Daniela Istrate. The special feature: "Toni" is mounted on the counter and has two mechanical arms. He is a fully automated robotic bartender from the Italian company Makr Shakr, consisting of two KUKA KR AGILUS robots.
Toni serves fresh drinks to guests, who select their drink via an app – or create their own cocktails. “Making the perfect cocktail is as much about technical skills as it is about ingenuity. Our robotic bartending unit Toni excels on the former. But inventiveness remains a fundamentally human prerogative,” comments Emanuele Rossetti, CEO at Makr Shakr.