Case study
Case study
02
Hospitality
Barista Unit
Barista Unit
Barista Unit
Barista Unit
Barista Unit
A humanoid barista that makes coffee the way a person would, so customers watch instead of waiting.
A humanoid barista that makes coffee the way a person would, so customers watch instead of waiting.
A humanoid barista that makes coffee the way a person would, so customers watch instead of waiting.
A humanoid barista that makes coffee the way a person would, so customers watch instead of waiting.
A humanoid barista that makes coffee the way a person would, so customers watch instead of waiting.
Client
Client
Common Grounds
Year
Year
2025
Discipline
Discipline
Hospitality
Services
Services
Robot behaviour · Industrial design · Service design
(01) The brief
(01) The brief
Common Grounds wanted to staff late shifts without losing the theatre of a coffee bar. Kiosks felt cold; a robot arm felt like a factory.
Common Grounds wanted to staff late shifts without losing the theatre of a coffee bar. Kiosks felt cold; a robot arm felt like a factory.
Common Grounds wanted to staff late shifts without losing the theatre of a coffee bar. Kiosks felt cold; a robot arm felt like a factory.
Common Grounds wanted to staff late shifts without losing the theatre of a coffee bar. Kiosks felt cold; a robot arm felt like a factory.
Common Grounds wanted to staff late shifts without losing the theatre of a coffee bar. Kiosks felt cold; a robot arm felt like a factory.
1,200
1,200
1,200
1,200
1,200
Cups a day per unit
Cups a day per unit
(02) What we built
(02) What we built
The build
The build
The build
The build
The build
We adapted the K-1 humanoid with a chrome-safe gripper, a slower, readable pour motion and a visor that looks at the cup, then the customer.
We adapted the K-1 humanoid with a chrome-safe gripper, a slower, readable pour motion and a visor that looks at the cup, then the customer.
We adapted the K-1 humanoid with a chrome-safe gripper, a slower, readable pour motion and a visor that looks at the cup, then the customer.
We adapted the K-1 humanoid with a chrome-safe gripper, a slower, readable pour motion and a visor that looks at the cup, then the customer.
We adapted the K-1 humanoid with a chrome-safe gripper, a slower, readable pour motion and a visor that looks at the cup, then the customer.
(03) Outcome
(03) Outcome
Late-shift sales rose 40% across the pilot stores, and the bar became something people film.
Late-shift sales rose 40% across the pilot stores, and the bar became something people film.
Late-shift sales rose 40% across the pilot stores, and the bar became something people film.
Late-shift sales rose 40% across the pilot stores, and the bar became something people film.
Late-shift sales rose 40% across the pilot stores, and the bar became something people film.
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