Autonomous bartending robot

We built a first-place mechatronics competition prototype as a three-person team across autonomous navigation, sensing, and actuation.

Role: Robotics / embedded contributor
Year: 2026
Discipline: Robotics, embedded control

Autonomous bartending robot project poster

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01 Overview

What we built

We built this three-person mechatronics course project for an autonomous competition run.

The robot

We built this with a three-person course team for a first-place mechatronics competition run. Our prototype combines autonomous line following, color sensing, and actuator control.

Our team combined a line-following chassis, color sensing, and actuator control into one competition prototype.

Our autonomous bartending robot during the final competition.

02 Challenge

The challenge

We balanced autonomous navigation, reliable sensing, and a constrained service interaction.

Course mechatronics robot prototype with arm and line-following chassis — Close-up of our prototype.

03 Process

How we integrated it

We iterated on the embedded control loop and physical integration around a repeatable test path.

Inside the full run

We connected the chassis, color sensor, line sensors, and serving actuator so we could test each subsystem inside the full run.

Our documented result is a course prototype and team contribution; first place in the competition is the clearest external outcome.

Blender studio render of the assembled mechatronics robot prototype — Our assembled robot prototype with its line-following chassis, arm, and upper sensor assembly.

04 Outcome

The result

We earned first place in the documented mechatronics competition run.

What it shows

Our team had to make sensing, control, mechanics, and run-time behavior agree under competition constraints.

Team: Three-person course team
Result: First place
Public source: Bartending robot repository