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11.22.09
You Built What?!

Drink-Slinging Droid

A robot that tends bar like a pro (and never needs a tip)
By Gregory Mone Posted 05.07.2009 at 9:21 am 2 Comments

A veteran of the TV show Battlebots, Jamie Price has built plenty of destructive machines. But late last year, he designed a robot with a more mellow calling: offering cold beer and cocktails. The result — a masterpiece of plywood, plastic, aluminum and electric motors called Bar2D2 — serves up everything but the sage advice.

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The Peltier-Powered Self-Cooling Coolie

Keep cans cold in the car with repurposed PC parts.
By Scott Fullam Posted 09.10.2004 at 5:00 pm 0 Comments

Dept: DIY
Tech: Peltier junctions
Cost: $66
Time: 1 hour
Dabbler | | | | | Master



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