Doosan Robotics, Mega Coffee Partner for Robot Barista Solution in Korea

Doosan Robotics Inc., a South Korean firm specializing in designing and manufacturing cutting-edge industrial robots for production processes in various business fields, teamed up with Mega Coffee to supply robot baristas to stores.

Mega Coffee is one of the popular coffeehouse chains in South Korea and a favorite hangout of local students. To automate the preparation of its coffee beverages, Mega Coffee tapped Doosan Robotics for the barista solution.

Robots at Mega Coffee’s Outlets

As per Pulse News, Doosan Robotics and Mega Coffee inked a deal for robot solutions to make beverage preparations faster and more efficient in the stores. The former will bring its barista robots to the coffee chain and will be integrated into the restaurant’s grinders and semi-automatic coffee machines.

Once in operation, the robot is also expected to reduce the workload of staff in Mega MGC Coffee shops. To put it simply, this will simplify the movements of employees as they take orders and make the drinks.

The barista robot was designed to extract espresso without fault. It can prepare for the next extraction even if the current one is still in progress; thus, it matches human speed when baristas prepare coffee.

Trial of the Barista Robot

The robot is said to be a collaborative project between Doosan Robotics and the coffee chain. This will be on trial at Mega MGC Coffee stores at Star City shopping mall in Seoul. Meanwhile, Seoul Economic Daily reported that the companies are planning to carry out more pilot operations in one or two additional locations.

“By introducing this solution to many stores, we will establish it as a business model that grows with franchisees and strive to expand the application of collaborative robots to other types of F&B franchise companies,” Doosan Robotics’ chief executive officer, Ryu Jung Hoon, said in a statement.

Photo by: Doosan Robotics Website