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Re:A $33K robot barista serves 120 cups of coffee an hour by crispyambulance on Thursday March 14, 2019 @09:50AM (#19389176)
To be fair, it looks like a commercial espresso machine not unlike what Starbucks would use. Those alone are well above $25K.

The 25K is likely just the robot arm itself, and not even the espresso machine, grinder, enclosure, payment system, and bean hopper/dispenser.

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Re:A $33K robot barista serves 120 cups of coffee an hour by jkravitz61 on Thursday March 14, 2019 @10:48AM (#19389679)
Real commercial espresso machines are still a very manual process for many reasons. This is something you’d see in the micro kitchen of an office or an airport lounge, not a Starbucks.
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