The Social Shot
A group of German product designers created a robot that uses data from your Facebook account to create a personalized cocktail made just for you.
Here's how it works: The user logs into the terminal, grants access to his or her Facebook profile, and then the system uses an algorithm developed by the University of Cambridge to determine a personality profile of the user based on their likes.
There are five ingredients, each representing one part of the Big Five, which is a popular factor model used in psychology that breaks down human personality into five traits: Neuroticism, extroversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness.
The robot - called the Social Bot - uses the personality profile created to create a customized drink based on the individual.
Social Shot
For example, the Social Bot site says that "a Facebook user whose profile suggests a smaller amount of conscientiousness will receive a shot with less vodka. On the opposite, the Social Shot for a very faithful person will contain more alcohol."
Social Shot
The site doesn't state what other ingredients pair with each personality trait or what their plans are for the device, but according to a brief press statement, the project is a fun way of turning abstract data sets into a "colorful, drinkable diagram allows an unusual glimpse at the value and significance of our personal data."
Check out the video below to see the robot in action.