“Robot Barista: Brooklyn Welcomes Innovative Cafe from Botbar Coffee”

An innovative coffee shop is about to offer its services to the inhabitants of Brooklyn, New York, who will be able to live the experience of having a drink prepared entirely by a robot. The establishment will be located between Norman and Bedford avenues and will open its doors in the coming days, according to company workers.

The branch is part of the chain Botbar Coffee, a company that has attracted attention because its cafeterias are run by androids, whose slogan is “Humans can be unpredictable, let the robot make your coffee for you”. His arrival in Brooklyn was announced through several posters placed on the public thoroughfare of the popular New York neighborhood. Sunny Lam, manager of the brand, explained to Eater that the robot barista will start making drinks in about two weeks.

This coffee shop might be the first of its kind in the city. Customers will enter the premises and will be greeted by a two-armed robot, named Adam, who will be located on top of the counter. The device will not only prepare coffee, it can also serve cocktails and bubble teas. Also, he is able to gesture and dance for people. Regarding how to order and the method of payment, customers will use a touch screen.

It is increasingly common for robots to replace humans in work environments. And report The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimated that unemployment figures by the end of 2022 would reach 207 million due to the pandemic, advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the rise of robots.

The creators of these androids assure that they work to overcome the current service challenges. Such is the case of Adam, according to their official site. It’s a robot barista “performs excellently in any fast-paced environment and is capable of generating income 24 hours a day, seven days a week, without the need for breaks. They added that with these combat functions:

Thanks to this, the sales of robot waiters have increased rapidly in recent years. Currently, there are tens of thousands of androids slithering through dining rooms around the world, he explained. Los Angeles Times. However, there are some challenges that robots still face in fully replacing a human, such as the fact that they cannot take orders. Or, physical details, like restaurants that have stairs.

For her part, Saru Jayaraman, an activist who advocates for higher wages for restaurant workers, He assured that the labor shortage would be solved if companies paid more to their employees and not with the use of robots. In addition, he pointed out that those who attend restaurants do not seek to be served by androids. “Human beings don’t go to those places to be greeted by technology. They seek the experience of themselves and of the people who care for them,” he told the aforementioned media.

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