To celebrate the launch of Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas in less than 100 days, we're counting down each day with some really cool about the ship. Check out our blog each day for a brand new post all about Quantum of the Seas.
Bionic Bar
One of the coolest technologies has always been robotics. The idea of a machine being able to do every day tasks (sans taking over the world) has always been a dream and Royal Caribbean has seized this idea with the Bionic Bar.
The idea is simple: guests place orders via tablets and then can watch the robot bartenders start mixing the cocktails. Bionic Bar combines two big trends, robotics and mixology.
"It actually looks like a robot ... (although) it's not a humanoid robot," Royal Caribbean chairman Richard Fain said.
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The single armed robot will get the ice, mints and lemon and then squeeze and shake them to make your drink. Eventually, there wont be a limit on what the drinks the robots can make. The customization is what Royal Caribbean is aiming for.
What about gratuity? There will still be gratuity on the drinks you order but instead of lining the pockets of these robots, they will go towards a tip pool for the crew members.
The idea is undeniably intriguing and it's going to be yet another "have to see it to believe it" moments on Quantum of the Seas.
Stay tuned for tomorrow's post as we celebrate 99 days of Quantum!