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When writing about Ryan’s beer-firing robot, it’s hard not to agree with YouTube commenter pyookface’s opinion: “Greatest. Invention. Ever.”
The kegerator is controlled by an iPhone via iOS Bridge, an app which lets you control the Velleman K8055 USB circuit-board from an iOS device. The first screen gives you a choice of four types of beer and lets you control the temperature. Hit the switch and a can drops into the torpedo bay.
Once your Bud Light is locked and loaded, the real fun starts. The robot switches to webcam-view, which you can see live on the iPhone’s screen. Buttons let you swivel the whole kegerator left and right. Press fire and a 50psi hydraulic canon launches the can at the lazy frat-boy who ordered it.
Amazing. It even auto-tweets video captured from its web cam.
As befits such a dorm-room project, Ryan worked with friends to build it. Graham Phero built the air-cannon, and Josh Lilly took care of “web and graphic development.” Whatevs. This is a robot, that launches beer!
V2 is in alcohol-inhibited progress. There will be cross hairs on the remote-cam images to help aiming, as well as a timer after Ryan smashed a lamp with a PBR last night.
And as if this wasn’t enough of a Christmas miracle, there’s actually a smart comment on the YouTube page. Here it is, from Nicholson7777 (who also suggested the timer and cross-hairs):
Your invention justifies all the money ever spent on advancing technology to this point. I’m am writing you in as a Nobel candidate.
Agreed. I think Wired.com’s own Beer Robot has just fallen in love.Mini fridge beer cannon [YouTube. Thanks, Ryan!]
See Also:
- How Wired.com Built Beer Robot, Our DIY Kegerator
- Beer Robot Gets Sloshed – Video – Wired
- Open-Source Arduino Robot Beer Brewery
- Help Wired Pimp Our Kegerator, Win Free Beer
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