robots 2025
Here is the list of all participants that enter the competition for the annual cocktail robotic awards 2025.
Fotos: Joanna Pianka
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_messtalgia Juana Ledesma Arocena (FH Joanneum) The installation explores the uncurated energy of house parties, capturing their spontaneity, disorder, and improvised beauty. It takes the form of a sprawling digital collage built from real party fragmentsâphotos, objects, and blurry moments gathered from personal archives. Visitors navigate the canvas in all directions, discovering mixed layers of images, clips, and stories. Elements react to touch like small accidents: a lighter may ignite a nearby photo, or a spilled drink may leave a spreading stain. These interactions echo the unpredictable rhythms of a night that gets out of hand. |
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A Drink With My Monsters MarĂa JosĂ© Santacruz (FH Joanneum) What keeps you up at night? Everyone carries a blank page: uncertainties, worries about the future, and doubts about lifeâs choices. But the answers arenât always distant, sometimes they live in silence, in the present, in this very moment. What if we could name these feelings, face our monsters, and share a drink with them? |
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Acoustic Instrument Cocktail Dispenser Saumil Bhandari When we play with this acoustic instrument, you dont just play, you type! If you type in the correct word, the cocktail is yours! |
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Amalettomat 2.0 Zwax Amalettomat is cutting-edge technology in the catering sector that transforms the preparation of pancakes into an almost ritualized art form. With its minimalist shape and precise functionality, it focuses on the interplay of form and function. The supervisor fills the pre-made dough into the device; Amalettomat transforms it into a delicate, golden-brown work of art that impresses with both its shape and its taste. A masterpiece of efficiency, yet a feast for the eyes and a culinary delight. Amalettomat offers a completely new perspective on the everyday preparation of food. |
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Bankomat Reinhard Sprung In the year 2099, cash has disappeared. There's only Bankomat! Experience the convenience of cashless payments with this video jukebox from the future. |
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Bardog Franz Ablinger The perfect pet for any bar. Keeps children occupied while parents enjoy cocktails. And cleans the floor at the same time. |
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Comfort Robyn Pan In interesting times, the world can feel like a harsh, disheartening place. Eyes open or not, we can all occasionally do with some Comfort. This comfort comes, as it sometimes does, in the form of a Margarita: Tequila, Triple Sec and Lime juice. Bitter, Sour, Sweet - and comforting. |
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Cocktail Aquarium Anna Weng (FH Joanneum) Have you ever looked at an aquarium and thought, 'I wonder what it would taste like?' This is the answer. This wacky project merges an interface experience with a fun activity -- fishing! Audiences will first interact with the interface, once completed they will move on to 'fish' gummy fish out of a bucket, then filling your own cup with the aquarium juice--combining both into a delicious drink! |
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Das Morse-Gesellschaffts-Spiel Gudrun Schuchmann Du spielst gerne? Du magst die Roboexotica "analog" erleben? Du wolltest schon immer mal ein bisserl Morse-Telegraphie lernen? Du willst dich selbst mit anderen im "Hier und Jetzt" erleben? Dann mach mit beim ersten STROMFREIEN MULTI-MEDIALEN MORSE-GESELLSCHAFFTS-BILDUNGS-SPIEL. Das Spiel ANALOGISIERT ein verteiltes Echtzeitsystem. Biophysische Einheiten ersetzen technische Einheiten wie cyberphysische Komponenten oder KI Agenten in einem analogen "Serious Game": Menschen finden zu einem Team zusammen, indem sie gemeinsam ein Wort bilden - in Morsezeichen. Der Rhytmus steht im Mittelpunkt und ermöglicht die Verbindung. So schaffen sie spielerisch und ad hoc Gesellschaft -- GesellSCHAFFTS-Spiel -- und pflegen zwei Kulturtechniken: Morse-Telegraphie und Sich_analog_sozial_ad-hoc_Vernetzen. Ein gemeinsames Experiment zwischen Kunst, Live-Hack und (Kinder-)Spiel - Ăber soziale Grenzen wie Alter, Religion, Bildung, ... hinweg. |
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Mescalator Matthias Jaklitsch From Mexico. |
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Mix your Culture Jaweria Quazi (FH Joanneum) What does a cocktail that combines several cultures taste like? Try out exclusive cocktail recipes â with a touch of Pakistani culture! |
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Mix Master Isidora Doric (FH Joanneum) |
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Guess your Cocktail Florentina Hartbauer (FH Joanneum) Guess Your Cocktail is a playful two-player game that mixes real bar vibes with augmented reality. Each coaster hides a cocktail, and only the other player can see which one it is. By scanning the coaster with the Artivive app, animated ingredients appear. These hints help Player 1 guide Player 2 toward the right guess through short clues and yes/no questions. It turns a simple coaster into an interactive moment of surprise and storytelling. The result is a light, social, and memorable experience that blends analog charm with digital magic. |
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Homeopathic Cocktails Johannes Grenzfurthner (monochrom) Enjoy homeopathic Cinnamon Tequila Hot Toddy and Long Island Ice Tea. Info about used dilutions: 24X/12C (10^â24) Has a 60% probability of containing one molecule of original material if one mole of the original substance was used. 60X/ 30C (10^â60) Dilution advocated by Hahnemann (the inventor of homeopathy) for most purposes: on average, this would require giving two billion doses per second to six billion people for 4 billion years to deliver a single molecule of the original material to any patient. |
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Liquid Aurora Franz Ablinger The Aurora Borealis is a phenomenon in the night sky. And now it's in your cocktail glass too. Cheers & Dark Skies! |
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Pissed Off Christian SchĂŒller This little bastard takes care of some some yellow-screwdriver revenge for you. Admit it: youâve already dreamt of that at least once. |
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Quanturin Jasmin Hagendorfer Weil Harn mehr kann.âą Endlich ist sie da â die Innovation, die Ihr Innerstes zum Strahlen bringt: Quanturinâą, entwickelt unter der medizinisch-kĂŒnstlerischen Leitung von Dr. med. Herta Harn, Expertin fĂŒr transurinale Selbstleuchtsysteme am Institut EuropĂ©en Ludel. Mit nur einem Drink â diskret serviert in stilechtem Laborglas â aktivieren Sie Ihren Körper auf völlig neue Weise. Innerhalb von 60 bis 120 Minuten entfaltet Quanturinâą seine volle Pracht: Ihr Urin leuchtet in intensivem Neongelb, sichtbar durch unsere eigens installierte Schwarzlichtlampe auf der Toilette. Ein stiller Moment wird zum Lichtspiel, der Toilettengang zum Erlebnis. Harndrang ist Leben. Harndrang ist Arbeit. Harndrang ist Ausdruck. Ob fĂŒr Ihre nĂ€chste Performance, zur RĂŒckbesinnung auf körpereigene Prozesse oder einfach als fluoreszierendes Wunder zwischendurch â Quanturinâą ist da, wenn Ihr Innerstes gesehen werden will. |
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Robofix Michelle Wetz (FH Joanneum) Oh no! Now it's broken. Can you help fix the robot? Find parts that can repair it! |
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Onkel Olli's Saufqualle Onkel Olli, Miguel Vargas Built to impress friends, confuse relatives, and generously booze up its victims, this machine blends open-source software, custom electronics, and a healthy disregard for simplicity. Is it over-engineered? Massively. Will it mix you the perfect drink? You bet. Lean back, press a button, and allow the cocktail jellyfish to do what it does best: turn code into cocktails and strangers into friends. |
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SpaĂ mit MaĂ 3.0 Reinhard Sprung The latest invention in drinking games related to accuracy and self-restraint. It not only tells you when and how much to drink - it also rewards you if you stay within your limits. Please note: SpaĂ mit MaĂ is not responsible for loss of memory, decency and eyesight. Please ask your robot bartender for more information. Version 3.0 features a new compact form, so you always have your drinking game ready when you need it. |
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the beGINning Johannes Singer A simple pneumatic Gin&Tonic robot with anti-alcohol option. Well documented to allow easy replication. |
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The Ultimate Art Kaname Muroya AKA Kenny "Artist: Someone, who might be on the way to Pro." |
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Toastiology: a living archive of shared wishes Isabella Paganini (FH Joanneum) Every toast begins with a wish, a small hope shared, a moment suspended between people. This project transforms the simple act of lifting a glass into a collective ritual of connection, where each clink becomes an echo of desire expressed through sound. Participants write their wishes, place them inside the glasses, and choose a category that will shape the tone produced when they toast with someone else. The glasses act as âwish jars,â gathering personal hopes that later move to a growing wish wall and wish jars on the bar shelf. Through writing, sharing, sound, and ritual, the experience invites people to reconnect, celebrate being together, and make their wishes tangible. |
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Shitty sin Carne+ Thomas Kranabetter A magnificent backside serves vegan chili directly into the user's hand â so delicious you'll want to lick your fingers afterward. Optionally, a shot of tequila is also available to wash it down. |
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Sips + Status Kathrin Allmer (FH Joanneum) Single? In a relationship? A good one? That will influence your choice of drink. Let Sips + Status advise you! |
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System Shutdown Chiara Rölle (FH Joanneum) |
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Visual Cocktail Konstantin Postl (FH Joanneum) The digital twin for your cocktail shaker. Discover how your cocktail will look â right on the drawing board â with this wonderful tool! |
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We are God's Hemorrhoids 3000 Reinhard Sprung, Thomas Kranabetter |
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Zoomy's Raccoon Booze Run Johannes Grenzfurthner A hell-bound arcade joyride where a freshly licensed trash-panda floors it toward the bar while Jesus quietly looks away. Dodge people, kids, and critters -- 'cause every bad decision means less booze and more damnation. |
FH JOANNEUM Institute of Design and Communication at Roboexotica 2025
In the course âInteraction Designâ during the 5th semester of the bachelor program âInformation Designâ at the FH JOANNEUM in Graz, students are challenged to develop a project for Roboexotica. The outcome is 12 distinct interactive installations that explore the fusion of drinks, technology, and party culture. This year, a highly international group of students from FH JOANNEUM takes part in the Roboexotica project. Students from Austria, Germany, Pakistan, Argentina, Mexico, Great Britain, Australia, and the United States will present their screen-based and augmented-realityâenhanced installations in Vienna.
Project supervision: Anika Kronberger