If it's the M class version then it's rated to IP67[2], and it can do all of the above while underwater or in a sandstorm.
[1]: https://us.mitsubishielectric.com/fa/en/products/industrial-...
In a controlled environment this is perfectly fine, where dust and moisture can be controlled - but we're talking about moisture from steam coming off of the coffee, the possibility of coffee spillage on the machine, organic dust from nearby humans, non-clean power supplies and loads which may fall outside of usage rating (i.e. obstacles or heavy loads or continued use close to its maximum).
Honestly I would be surprised if it's still working in a year in these kinds of conditions.
Another issue with smart motors that generally isn't discussed is that they wear out (can only handle lower loads) and lose accuracy. I've used magnetic encoded smart motors for a few projects and after two years you can't rely on them anymore - and this is easy work for the servos (occasional usage).
Agreed its probably a novelty though.
Also drive through includes multiple drinks and food items as well crammed into that 40 or so seconds.
When timing the serial steps of making a drink, it takes about a minute from start to finish, but their process is to batch and pipeline drinks so that they generally handle 3-5x drinks per batch in a pipeline (repeatable beverage routine), and this is for a lone barista pumping out hot beverages. The other 4-5 people are usually on cashier duty, and drive through duty.
I haven't been able to find any figures excluding queuing, but these figures would seem to cast doubt. Unless Dunkin Donuts are doing the same orders in <30s.
(In the Netherlands it's probably three cups an hour, with looking at the ceiling or the floor in between).
Espressos? probably. Large lattes? Not so much. Steaming the milk would kill the throughput too much.
I would guess that the Italian would do a much higher proportion of shorter and smaller drinks.
[1] "normal" bars in Italy only have two sizes of cups, one (smaller) for the espresso and one (larger) for the cappuccino (used also for tea, chocolate, ginseng, etc.). Large mug-sized cups normally exists only in homes where traditionally you have a caffelatte with bread or biscuits at breakfast (or sometimes instead of dinner)
In my opinion, in order for robots to be mass profitable they either need to be faster, better or run longer. This machine seems to do none of those things. Novelty factor only has value whilst it's novel.