Explanator / Misha a Crest - Breathing might be THE future way to ingest herbal/alcoholic beverages
MIXING
MindReading MartiniMaker / Chris Veigl - way of determining ratio & innovative approach to shaking and stirring
CONVERSATION
Chapok / David Calkins - the way he inspires drinking is quite authentic
FIRE & SMOKE
El Espanol Borracho / Simone Davalos - a) for not triggering the fire alarm b) only robot that includes flambéing in the preparation process
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Blow Your Fortune / Chris Thomas Palmer - always knows what u should drink
PERSISTENCE
Gesundheit VI / Franz Ablinger - is hardheadedly trying to find a lasting configuration.
MOST WELCOME OFF-TOPIC ENTRY
Aktionsgruppe LN2.0 / FH Joanneum - good example of why and when humans are still needed in the cocktail environment
BEST SWISS ENTRY
The Holy Golden Milk+Wodcow / Roman Maeder - the milking proved to be a favorite human pastime
ENVIRONMENTAL
Perpetual Popper / Jaques Gallant - feeds people using only corn and sunlight
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HONORARY MENTIONS:
PATIENCE:
Robomoji / Robert Martin - patiently adds assembling steps year by year
VISIONARY:
Robofriend 2 / Tom Heike first robot that combines mixing and mobile delivery
MOST CUTE AND SIMPLE UI:
Rabbit's Revenge / FH Joanneum
MOST ACCURATE DEPICTION OF A ROBOT PENIS:
Urinator / FH Joanneum
MOST VERSATILE:
Explanator / Misha a Crest
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LIMES:
The Prisoner's Dilemma / David Fine - installation was a construction site R.R. Shot-Bot / Bre Pettis - unfinished Kalkohol: The Provider / monochrom - causing floods is not an achievement BF Ice Cube Gun / FH Joanneum - Vodka theft and militaristic behaviour Urinator / FH Joanneum - ghastly impression makes drink undesirable Bic-o-Mat/ Adrian Dabrowski - no-show despite anticipated added features Metalab Crew - no-show
monochrom is an art-technology-philosophy group having its seat in Vienna and Zeta Draconis. monochrom is an unpeculiar mixture of proto-aesthetic fringe work, pop attitude, subcultural science, context hacking and political activism. Our mission is conducted everywhere, but first and foremost in culture-archeological digs into the seats (and pockets) of ideology and entertainment. monochrom has existed in this (and almost every other) form since 1993. [more]