Patent ID: 7577498

Claim:
Robotic beverage server, comprising: a robot including at least one robotic arm having at least three degrees of motion; a container supply for holding a plurality of containers disposed adjacent to the robot such that the at least one robotic arm is operable to pick one of the plurality of container; a plurality of beverage storage receptacles containing a plurality of beverages; an automatic beverage dispenser in fluid communication with the plurality of beverage storage receptacles; a beverage delivery device disposed adjacent to said robot; and a controller in communication with the robot and the automatic beverage dispenser and programmed to operate the at least one robotic arm to pick a container from the container supply and to move the container from the container supply to the beverage dispenser, the beverage dispenser to dispense a beverage or mixture of beverages from the beverage storage receptacles into the container, the at least one robotic arm to transport the container from the beverage dispenser to the beverage delivery device, and the beverage delivery device to transport the prepared beverage or mixture of beverages held in the container to a position where the user may receive the container.