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Located in downtown San Francisco\u2019s Metreon shopping center, Caf\u00e9 X Technologies has launched its first robotic caf\u00e9 in January. Working closely with local coffee roaster partners, Cafe X can consistently serve its customers in seconds with a focus on delivering beverages that taste exactly how the coffee roaster intended. The first location is a highly trafficked dense area which will be the blueprint for future Cafe X locations.<\/p>\n

The goal of Caf\u00e9 X<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Cafe X<\/a> is solving for the time and quality compromises that consumers are forced to make with daily coffee rituals. The founder and CEO Henry Hu says that Caf\u00e9 X is not aiming to replace baristas or the coffee shop experience that so many people have come to love, Caf\u00e9 X wants the best possible experience for people who are looking for consistent specialty coffee to-go.<\/p>\n

How does it work?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Customers can order customized espresso-based beverages on the spot at the ordering kiosk or they can download the Cafe X app onto their mobile device to order in advance. Once the beverage is ready, customers use the touch screens on the robotic caf\u00e9 to type in a 4-digit order number which is either sent via text message or displayed on the Cafe X mobile app for iOS and Android. The robot arm will then identify the customer\u2019s drink from the waiting stations and deliver it to the customer within seconds.<\/p>\n

We have seen robots in the hospitality industry before<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In the past we wrote an article about the Hen-na hotel<\/a> in Japan which is entirely staffed by robots and has the goal to reduce labour costs and we have seen a restaurant taking over by robots<\/a> in China. Although those robots are more created to look like us and in this case it\u2019s only a robotic way to serve coffee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Located in downtown San Francisco\u2019s Metreon shopping center, Caf\u00e9 X Technologies has launched its first robotic caf\u00e9 in January. 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