Robot barista works at a filling station near Minsk

The robot barista is a large machine with several zones: inside there is a coffee machine, a latte art device, and a mechanical manipulator arm. A touchscreen is available for drink selection. It displays technical characteristics: internal temperature, the state of milk, cream, and coffee beans, writes pristalica.by

The coffee selection is small but quite sufficient: there is Americano, latte, cappuccino, espresso, and flat white. You can get a chocolate drink; the signature drink is just ice cubes.

On the screen there are sections "Cleanliness Guarantee" and "Ingredients" — the machine uses floral and fruity coffee beans from Ethiopia.

When ordering, you can choose characteristics: amount of sugar, temperature, coffee strength (two or three espresso shots), and latte art (random or by choice).

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Journalists ordered a latte and chocolate milk. The drink is prepared to music. The process looks like this: the arm takes a cup, places it under the coffee machine, milk and coffee pour from there, then it moves to the latte art device, and finally serves the drink.

The latte art was random: it's unclear how to choose a specific one, for example, a kitten. It turned out even and neat. The taste was like ordinary coffee from a vending machine. The chocolate milk was tastier. The robot even moved, stirring the cocoa in the milk in the cup. The sugar was chosen as regular — it turned out pleasant, not too sweet.

Rating: drawing — 8.5, drink — 10.

Preparation time for both drinks — about 2 minutes.

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What wasn't liked? The menu looks overloaded. Many sections and settings that are not immediately clear. It creates noise: sometimes you think it would be simpler to approach a live barista and say: "A latte, please," than to stand and choose characteristics on the screen.

How to pay and where to taste it: on the machine itself, the amount of 0 rubles is shown everywhere. Payment takes place at the filling station's cash register. All items cost the same — 6.50 rubles, because all drinks have the same volume, about 240 ml. Although the screen declared a volume of 355 ml.

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It's worth coming here at least for an experiment — it's funny and unusual. The technology is impressive, and the preparation process itself looks like a mini-show. But if you are a coffee lover and taste is your priority, perhaps you should look for more traditional places with quality beans and a live barista.

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The robot barista is currently working at A-100 gas station at the address: Navadvorski s/s, 82.

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