A Dystopian Coffee Shop Run by a Robot Barista Arrives in Brooklyn
It dances, waves at customers, and allegedly makes up to 50 drinks an hour
At Botbar, a two-armed robotic barista programmed with drink orders sits atop the counter. The coffee shop is a client of
Richtech Robotics, a robotics manufacturer based in Las Vegas, Nevada, which claims its robots can make up to 50 drinks an hour, including cocktails and bubble tea.
In between orders, they gesture at customers and dance.
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