Robot makes coffee at new cafe in Japan's capital

AP ^ | February 3, 2018 | Staff

[C19fan]

Japan has a new robot cafe where customers can enjoy coffee brewed and served by a robot barista. The robot named Sawyer debuted this week at Henna Cafe in Tokyo's downtown business and shopping district of Shibuya. The shop's name in Japanese means "strange cafe."

[C19fan]

[Blank] Studies graduates hardest hit.

[EvilCapitalist]

Robots don’t demand $15.00 per hour.

[a fool in paradise]

[a fool in paradise]

how do you tattoo a robot?

[AbolishCSEU]

Barista-Bot?

[Flick Lives]

Sawyer is a general purpose robot made by Rethink Robotics in Boston.

http://www.rethinkrobotics.com

[Professional]

So, they got a coffee maker?

[moovova]

Grande triple-shot redeye, hold the motor oil.

[TalBlack]

“We want the robot to entertain customers so it’s not like buying coffee at a vending machine,” he said.

Y’all realize guys are gonna be making big bucks gag-writing for these things, right? There will be a Seinfeld barista, a Rickles barista a ‘they call me tater’ barista...

[Dilbert San Diego]

Robot to entertain customers???

Does the robot get $15 an hour??

Does the robot get tips??

[Right Brother]

I see where they placed the batteries on that robot.

[trisham]

Cool.

[Kalamata]

Yes, but does it make a “sammich”?

[trisham]

I think that this is the Henna Cafe:

[Deplorable American1776]

Will the robot baristas have piercings and tattoos? 😀