CES visitors who wanted a drink were served by a robot, which tailor-made drinks based on the customer’s emotions.
Doosan Robotics introduced its Mixmaster Moodie, which uses rubber artificial muscles to serve customers a cocktail based on visual and audio cues.
Those attending CES were invited to visit Moodie’s booth, where they stood in front of an AI-powered screen that read their facial expressions to create a drink based on their mood.
Visitors to the Doosan stand were told if they were one of seven emotions, including happy, sad, angry, irritated, scared, surprised and neutral.
Doosan Robotics introduced its Mixmaster Moodie at CES. The bot selects the ingredients to create the perfect alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink and shakes it gently before pouring the brew into a cup
Where a second robot finishes the drink with a garnish and serves it to the customer
Moodie diagnoses a person’s mood using a Logitech webcam to identify their feelings based on their photo.
Selecting the ‘Generate Cocktail Recipe’ button will prompt Moodie to mix one of 24 pre-programmed ChatGPT-designed cocktails tailored to your feelings.
The bot selects the ingredients to create the perfect alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink and shakes it gently before pouring the brew into a cup, where a second robot tops it off with a garnish and serves it to the customer.
William Ryu, CEO of Doosan Robotics, told Dailymail.com that the company wants to “alleviate the dull, dirty and dangerous tasks common in repetitive work by integrating robotics with human collaboration.”
The company added that robots like Moodie will solve problems such as minimizing injury risks and improving workplace safety and help increase efficiency.
Moodie diagnoses a person’s mood using a Logitech webcam to identify their feelings based on their photo
Selecting the ‘Generate Cocktail Recipe’ button will prompt Moodie to mix one of 24 pre-programmed ChatGPT-designed cocktails, tailored to your feelings
“Deploying Doosan’s Mixmaster Moodie in high-traffic areas provides 24-hour operations, allowing employees to focus on nuanced tasks beyond the capabilities of robotics, ultimately creating a more satisfying work experience,” Doosan said.
Doosan wants to transform work and daily life with its AI cobots. It will “revolutionize sectors such as manufacturing, logistics, food and beverage, architecture, filmmaking, service industries and medical environments.”
“…We recognize the strategic importance of launching this platform in providing direct access to consumers and a wide range of industries,” Ryu said.
He continued, “CES serves as the perfect stage for introducing innovations that cross boundaries and resonate with the diverse needs of our target audience.
Doosan wants to transform work and daily life with its AI cobots. It will revolutionize sectors such as manufacturing, logistics, food and beverage, architecture, film production, service industries and medical environments.
“The potential lies not only in demonstrating the power of our cobot line, but also in highlighting the customizable functionality and use that sets our technology apart.”
Doosan also unveiled its AI-powered recycling robot, Oscar the Sorter, at CES, which autonomously sorts and recycles products without human assistance, making it a 2024 CES Innovation Award Honoree.
Doosan’s cobots arise from fears that wonder how employees will work alongside robots and how they will deal with the new reality.
Experts predicted that artificial intelligence will lead to “consolidation” at the Fortune Brainstorm AI conference in December, adding that AI will eliminate the need for more workers.
“The biggest concern is the jobs for the people who won’t use generative AI,” Paul Daugherty, chief technology officer at Accenture, told the Wall Street Journal.
Similarly, Matt Candy, global managing partner in generative AI at IBM, told Fortune that future jobs will go to people who can combine AI with their existing soft skills.
“Question asking, creativity skills and innovation are going to be extremely important because I think AI is going to free up more capacity for creative thought processes,” Candy told the outlet.