Starbucks baristas will write your name on the side of your coffee tree cup , but that ’s no where near the level of personalization theBarista Botis capable of . After snap your portrayal with a webcam , it practice a robotic arm to then draw your facial expression in the milk froth atop your latte . That ’s overkill in the best manner potential .
mastermind and establish by a design store calledHypersonicworking alongsideRock Paper Robot , Jamie Zigelbaum , and Kyle McDonald , the Barista Bot was commission as a selling stunt for GE at South by Southwest . And while the results are n’t quite a renaissance masterpiece , they ’re still a considerable gradation up over a cosmetic leafage .
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