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An Autonomous, Small-Footprint 24-Hour Coffee Shop in Kiosk Form

Costa Coffee's elaborate, hi-tech solution

By Rain Noe - October 3

in Tech | Food

UK-based Costa Coffee has rolled out this elaborate robotic coffee station. The company says their completely automated, AI-powered station is "capable of matching or exceeding human barista quality," and is targeting locations where a 24-hour unattended small-footprint coffee shop are desirable.

The self-cleaning machine can operate for "up to 7 days" without human intervention. It's already started popping up at U.S. airports and college campuses.

Here's what the real thing looks like in action, and it is quite the spectacle, from the making to the serving:

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Ryan Cee

2 months ago

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"AI-powered" oh sure of course it is, definitely, totally

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Alan Nomoto

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Great. Hurtling away from any human interaction because technologie$.

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