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Apparatus for the automated assembly of flowable materials into a receptacle for delivery to a selected location is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of spaced flowable material dispensing means, a plurality of spaced receptacle storage means and a plurality of spaced receptacle delivery

Apparatus for the automated assembly of flowable materials into a receptacle for delivery to a selected location is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of spaced flowable material dispensing means, a plurality of spaced receptacle storage means and a plurality of spaced receptacle delivery locations. A robot arm is provided to receive, support and transport the receptacles. The apparatus includes a computer adapted to cause the robot arm to select a receptacle at one of the receptacle storage means, transport it to more than one of the flowable material dispensing means in a predetermined sequence and deliver the receptacle with the assembly of flowable materials therein to a predetermined one of the receptacle delivery locations in response to a given computer command signal. Structural details of the robot arm and an embodiment of the apparatus specifically adapted to provide an automated bartender function are described.

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Apparatus for the automated assembly of flowable materials into a receptacle and delivery to a selected location comprising: (a) an elongated substantially rectilinear arm of given length having a given axis of elongation; (b) receptacle receiving and support means mounted on one end of said arm for

Apparatus for the automated assembly of flowable materials into a receptacle and delivery to a selected location comprising: (a) an elongated substantially rectilinear arm of given length having a given axis of elongation; (b) receptacle receiving and support means mounted on one end of said arm for rotation about a first axis extending transversely of said axis of elongation of said arm; (c) shoulder means having the other end of said elongated arm mounted thereon for rotation about a second axis extending substantially parallel to said first axis transversely of said axis of elongation of said arm; (d) carrier means mounting said shoulder means for selective rectilinear movement in a given plane substantially parallel to said first and second axes; (e) support means mounting said carrier means for selective rectilinear movement in a given plane normal to said selective rectilinear movement of said shoulder means; (f) first drive means for selectively rotating said receptacle receiving and support means about said first axis; (g) second drive means for selectively rotating said elongated arm about said second axis; (h) third drive means providing limited selective rectilinear movement of said shoulder means on said carrier means in said given plane; (i) fourth drive means providing limited selective rectilinear movement of said carrier means on said support means in said given plane; (j) storage structure for flowable materials positioned adjacent the limits of said selective rectilinear movements of said shoulder means and said carrier means established by said third and fourth drive means; (k) a plurality of flowable material dispensing means positioned adjacent said given plane in spaced non-interfering relationship to said selective rectilinear movements of said shoulder means and said carrier means, said spacing of said dispensing means from said given plane being less than said given length of said elongated substantially rectilinear arm; (l) means for conducting flowable materials from said storage structure to said dispensing means; and (m) computer means providing integrated control of said first, second, third and fourth drive means in response to a given command.