Gallery: This Robot Barista Serves Up Custom, Cloud-Powered Coffee

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    Don't call it a vending machine. Designed by Yves Behar, the Briggo Coffe Haus is intended to be a destination. *Photo: Briggo*
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    The Briggo Coffee Haus brings high quality organic java to locations without many quality caffeine choices—Airports, corporate campuses, and hospitals. *Photo: Briggo*
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    The system replaces baristas, but retains a few theatrical touches like a "magic" door that presents your coffee on a silver, well aluminum, platter. *Photo: Briggo*
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    The Briggo Coffee Haus provides a wide range of options given it's relatively modest 4'x8'x12' size. *Photo: Briggo*
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    Béhar unified the brand using a hexagonal trademark, perhaps an homage to the founder's grandfather who ran a successful hardware company that inspired the Briggo name. *Photo: Briggo*
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    Orders placed through the Briggo system are stored in the cloud making it easy to order the same drink time after time. *Photo: Briggo*
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    Béhar wanted the Briggo Coffee Haus to look like an iconic building, complete with a gabled roof.*Photo: Briggo*
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    Béhar's team redesigned all facets of the Briggo brand from the robot to corporate identity. *Photo: Briggo*
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