An army of robot baristas competes with Starbucks

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by nburger • 13 years ago

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Systemic33• 13 years ago

While I appreciate getting specification perfect coffee every time I order, there is just something about it that seems too perfect.

Is it just me, who value the fact that It's a human being who makes my coffee. Coffee making is not science, it is an art, perfect coffee depends on the taster. While this machine might make exactly coffee to my specification, there is no telling if that is the better than a barista.

I do think however that this may very well replace the press-play baristas that have grown popular with starbucks. This is a solution that replaces the semi-robotic starbucks coffee with a full robotic solution, but I'm sure this won't' replace the coffeeshops that strive for the best coffee.

kaa2102• 13 years ago

How about: "An army of robot CEOs could continuously maximize shareholder value?"

An army of robot baristas competes with Starbucks

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