Physical Products & Prototypes

In-Bar Bottle Washer

A pilot machine to wash glass Bodega beer bottles on-site at the bar, for direct-to-consumer refill and resale instead of single use.

Client
Famous Beer Brand
Year
2024-2025
Version #2 of the prototype
The machine had water inlet, a special detergent that we developed, and water outlet.
Single button operation with audio alerts that were similar to other machines the bartenders use in their context

A pilot exploring refillable glass for a famous beer brands's Bodega beer: a machine to wash bottles on-site at the bar itself, so they could be refilled and sold direct-to-consumer instead of discarded after one use. The pilot was done using a loyalty tracking system.

I built the machine used in the bar during the pilot. The prototype taught us that an in-bar washing machine doesn't make sense operationally and a collect-and-wash model works better.

Note : Project is under NDA and further details cannot be shared.