Makr Shakr: Man vs Machine

London’s first ever robotic bartender, the Makr Shakr, will challenge its human counterparts taken from London’s most sophisticated cocktail bars in a two-round competition to create the best cocktail; judged on taste, speed and appearance. The competitors will first be making a traditional Negroni to celebrate 100 years of the Italian classic cocktail, before creating their own bespoke cocktail, the More than Human, inspired by our major summer exhibition AI: More than Human.

Hosted by Time Out’s Drinks Editor Laura Richards, the judges will be Richard Godwin, journalist and author of the The Spirits, Dawn Davies, Head Buyer at Specialty Drinks, Sly Augustin, Managing Director Trailer Happiness, Antonia Voss, Events Director at Quintessentially.