BEIJING: A robot coffee shop operated by JD.com’s 7Fresh Coffee opened at Galaxy SOHO on August 16, serving 202 cups in one hour to set a Guinness World Record.
The 24-hour unmanned store uses robotic systems to handle grinding, extraction, mixing, cup dispensing and delivery without human staff. The machine can complete each drink in under 30 seconds.
During the record-setting hour, the system averaged one completed cup every 17.8 seconds. Customers place orders through a self-service interface and can watch the production process on a display.
Beijing ROBOT BARISTA SERVES COFFEE 24/7 without HUMAN STAFF
Each cup TAKES LESS than 30 SECONDS
ROBOT SETS NEW WORLD RECORD with 202 CUPS in 1 HOUR pic.twitter.com/5vx1rQlhZh
— RT (@RT_com) August 16, 20267Fresh Coffee said customers can adjust sweetness and coffee concentration from 1% to 100%. The company said the system combines JD.com’s AI large model with embodied-intelligence technology to automate coffee preparation.
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The store also integrates visual recognition, robotic-arm control and intelligent scheduling, according to the supplied material.
7Fresh Coffee said the technology improves consistency and allows unattended round-the-clock operation.
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The company plans to introduce AI-powered recommendations that suggest caffeine intake based on customers’ health information. No launch date or clinical validation details for that planned feature have been announced yet.
