ROBORANT

Project Title

ROBORANT

Project Area of Specialization RoboticsProject Summary

ROBO-RANT is concept of robotic cafe.

Design and development of a waiter robot which is considered as a possible solution to restaurant automation.

In classical cafe, restaurants and hotels, the customers face a lot of problems due to congestion at peak hours, unavailability of waiters and due to manual order processing. These shortcomings can be handled by using a restaurant automation system where " Waiter Robots " are used for serving food and beverages. The desired order is transmitted on wireless network to the kitchen via menu screen on each table. The menu screen is based on the GUI (graphical user interface) on an android device. The customer places the order using electronic menu. This order is sent to the kitchen and reception using wireless communication. The waiter robot then transfers food from the kitchen to the customer.

Project Objectives

• Concept of an unmanned robotic café.
• Innovation in restaurants industry using robotic waiters.
• Reducing Manpower.
• Waiter Robot certainly stands out from the crowd and gives diners something interesting to focus on.

Project Implementation Method

The concept of very low cost automatic café management system using waiter robot is presented in which it has two parts. One is the automatic ordering system in which the customer can place the order using electronic menu system and can verify via LCD display. Once the customer confirms the order. The order wirelessly transferred to the kitchen via wireless module anddisplay on LCD which is placed in the kitchen. The cook prepares the order. Once the order gets prepared the kitchen person call the robot wirelessly to serve the food on the respective table.

Benefits of the Project

This project is a humane substitute to reduce manpower in restaurants.

The main scope of this project is to give an innovation in restaurant or cafes which will make them stand out.

In areas with dense customer traffic (e.g., airports), roboticwaiters help to address the problem of lacking workforce and its high turnover.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

The desired order is transmitted on wireless network to the kitchen via menu screen on each table. The menu screen is based on the GUI (graphical user interface) on an android device. The customer places the order using electronic menu. This order is sent to the kitchen and reception using wireless communication. The waiter robot then transfers food from the kitchen to the customer.

 Hardware

• Android based device(to place orders from tables)
• IR sensors (to detect path)
• DC Stepper Motors (to drive the robotic waiters)
• Microcontroller (programmable controller to give and receive commands)
• Ultrasonic sensors (Measure the distance to an object, used against hurdles)
• Speakers(to provide audible feedbacks) 
• Voice modules (to provide audible feedbacks)
• Motor driver modules (to drive motors)

Final Deliverable of the Project HW/SW integrated systemCore Industry FoodOther IndustriesCore Technology RoboticsOther Technologies Artificial Intelligence(AI)Sustainable Development Goals Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureRequired Resources

Item Name	Type	No. of Units	Per Unit Cost (in Rs)	Total (in Rs)
			Total in (Rs)	79350
Fabrication of full scale Robot Waiter Chassis	Equipment	1	30000	30000
Dc Stepper motors	Equipment	2	4000	8000
motor drivers	Equipment	2	2000	4000
arduino microcontroller	Equipment	2	1900	3800
bluetooth module	Equipment	1	1200	1200
wheels	Equipment	2	2000	4000
ir sensors	Equipment	5	200	1000
ultrasonic sensors	Equipment	3	350	1050
voice modules	Miscellaneous	1	1500	1500
speaker	Equipment	2	500	1000
battery	Equipment	1	4000	4000
battery charger	Equipment	1	2500	2500
connectors	Miscellaneous	15	100	1500
wiring	Miscellaneous	1	2500	2500
led+ led displays	Miscellaneous	1	4500	4500
servo motors	Equipment	2	900	1800
auto charging station	Equipment	1	7000	7000