November 5, 2014Quantum of the Seas sets sail with robotic bartenders and entertainers

The robot bartenders aboard the Quantum of the Seas can make two drinks a minute

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Not content with working as sales assistants and burger flippers, robots are landing jobs on cruise ships as bartenders and entertainers. Leading the way is Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas, currently on its maiden voyage from Southampton to Bayonne, New Jersey.

With its RFID passenger bracelets, virtual concierge, and "virtual balcony" staterooms where flat screens take the place of portholes, the Quantum is already a high-tech vessel with an emphasis on connectivity that extends to the ship's Bionic Bar and Two70 multimedia theater. In the former, instead of a human cocktail jockey, there are a pair of robotic arms capable of mixing two drinks per minute or 1,000 per day, while the latter is host to a troupe of robotic performers.

More similar to the Joint Action in Multimodal Embodied Systems (James) robot than the Inebriator or Monsieur, the Quantum's robotic bartenders were created by Makr Shakr and represent 41,600 man hours of work. They made their début at Google I/O in 2013, and Royal Caribbean says that they are more than just an over-elaborate drinks dispenser.

Working in concert and using special attachments, the robotic arms use moves based on motion capture of the gestures of Roberto Bolle, étoile dancer at the La Scala opera house in Milan and Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theater. They can muddle, stir, shake, and strain, and are preloaded with 30 spirits and 21 mixers, as well as a selection of garnishes.

The other robot team on the Quantum is in the Two70 multimedia theater, which can seat 540 people on multiple levels. It’s name is derived from the 270-degree floor-to-ceiling glass walls that rise to the height of three decks and, when activated, turn into a VistaVision wraparound screen. The centerpiece of the performance is a set of retractable robotic arms with flat screens instead of manipulators that move about in a choreographed act along with performers and the VistaVision display. According to Royal Caribbean, this is most complex robotics project in the world.

Whether the robot bartenders listen to your troubles is not known.

The video below shows the development of the robot bartenders.

"海洋量子号"豪华邮轮启航 机械调酒师相伴

二〇一四年十一月五日昆腾的海洋启航与机器人调酒师和艺人

机器人调酒师这艘海洋的量子可以使两杯分钟

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不满足于担任销售助理和汉堡脚蹼，机器人降落在邮轮的调酒师和演艺工作。一路领先的皇家加勒比的量子的海洋，目前在其处女航从南安普敦到巴约纳，新泽西州。

凭借其RFID乘客手镯，虚拟礼宾服务，以及“虚拟阳台”特等舱，其中平板电视走地方舷窗，量子已经是重点放在连接延伸到船舶的仿生酒吧和Two70多媒体影院高科技船只。而不是一个人的鸡尾酒骑师在前者中，有一对能够混合每分钟两杯或1000每天的机器人手臂，而后者则是各路机器人表演的剧团。

更多类似的联合行动在多模态体现系统（詹姆斯）的机器人比Inebriator或先生，昆腾的机器人调酒师被Makr Shakr创建，代表41,600人的工作时间。他们在2013年首次亮相，在谷歌I

O，以及皇家加勒比说，他们不只是一个过度精心制作的饮品分配器

工作在演唱会使用特殊附件，机器人手臂使用招式的基础上的动作捕捉罗伯托BOLLE，?toile广场舞者在斯卡拉歌剧院在米兰和首席舞者与美国芭蕾舞剧院的手势。他们可以蒙混过关，搅拌，震动和应变，并预装了30烈酒和21混频器，以及选择配菜的。

上的量子另一个机器人团队在Two70多媒体剧场，可容纳540人在多个层次上。它的名字是从270度的地板到天花板的玻璃幕墙是上升到三层甲板的高度，并在激活时获得，变成一个VistaVision环绕式屏幕。性能的核心是一套可伸缩的机械臂与平板屏幕的而不是将它用到一个精心策划的行动以及表演者和VistaVision显示机械手。据皇家加勒比，这是最复杂的机器人项目在世界上

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