Coffee Service

CafeX closes robotic coffee bars

August 13, 2020

CafeX, a robotic coffee bar that can serve more than 10 orders simultaneously within minutes, has shut down its San Francisco and San Jose airport operations, according to a Spoon report. The company has also laid off staff.

Henry Hu, CEO and co-founder, said the decline in airport traffic die to the coronavirus, necessitated the closures.

Cafe X has also begun taking pre-orders for machines on its website, listing $200,000 for a robotic kiosk.

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