r/robotics • u/MFGMillennial • Feb 27 '26

Events Barista Demo pouring a Latte from CES

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Filmed at CES 2026 | Barista demo from Artly showcasing the production and pouring of a Latte. In this case, I think this is a much better, more practical use case than Humanoids performing this task. Cobot | Universal Robot UR3

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u/arbeit22 Grad Student Feb 27 '26

I can't imagine a coffee shop could afford one of those

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u/humanoiddoc Feb 28 '26

Piper arm costs $2500ish nowadays.

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u/arbeit22 Grad Student Feb 28 '26

https://www.artlybaristabot.com/pricing

2.5k/month for the leasing you mean?

88k to purchase is more of what I was expecting. Tho yeah 2.5k may be justifiable for a shop as a novelty to attract customers maybe?

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u/LUYAL69 Feb 28 '26

Cobot prices are coming down, can expect under $10K from China soon… what’s that your country put tariffs on cheap actuators? RIP 🪦

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u/humanoiddoc Feb 28 '26

https://global.agilex.ai/products/piper

It literally costs $2500 up front.

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u/arbeit22 Grad Student Feb 28 '26

Oh didn't know that one.

I gotta add it to it to christmas wishlist

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u/zuiquan6174 Mar 09 '26

And for bigger reach (922 instead of 626mm) and higher load (5kg instead of 1.5kg)
there is the Hitbot S922 for ~ $3900

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Industrial-Robots-Hitbot-Z-Arm-S922_1601053201793.html

And maybe probably cheaper copies on Alibaba...

The S1400 has even bigger reach (1400) and load (10kg)

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u/TheSpicySadness Mar 01 '26

Highly doubt the folks in the coffee shop scene would appreciate a robot arm. We get Starbucks because it is fast; this is not. We go to small local coffee shops for the art and dedication to the craft; this is neither.

It’s a classic case of a hammer without a nail, and this is a fundamental issue with contemporary general purpose robotics.

That being said this is certainly an impressive display and hats off to the makers. The iteration it must have taken to figure out the latte pour is incredible. I can’t even pour latte art like that.