This week, Cafe X CEO Henry Hu retweeted Elon Musk, who had tweeted out a video showcasing a flythrough video of Giga Berlin. The explanation? Tesla’s latest Giga Manufacturing facility serves espresso and tea utilizing one in every of Hu’s robotic espresso retailers.
Whereas the robotic barista’s arms are painted crimson with the phrases Tesla printed on them, anybody accustomed to the Cafe X robotic espresso retailers will immediately acknowledge them.
Foyer of Giga Berlin simply completed and it’s stuffed with cool tech for guests! https://t.co/W57MTLbkrw
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 10, 2023
Cafe X was one of many early arrivers in robot-powered front-of-house meals service, however within the final couple of years, the corporate’s been quiet because it closed most of its San Francisco places. In current months, nonetheless, Hu has been tweeting in regards to the firm transport out new Cafe Xs and getting Tesla merch, so it’s in all probability not too stunning one confirmed up in a Giga Manufacturing facility. It in all probability didn’t harm that one in every of Cafe X’s unique traders is Jason Calcanis, an in depth affiliate of Elon, who has been actively pushing the concept.
Cafe X’s final enterprise spherical that was disclosed was in 2020, and it lately raised cash by way of the crowdfunding platform Republic. The corporate’s disclosure on Republic stated its robotic cafes at SFO generated $700 thousand in 2022 alone and that the corporate had shipped 5 robotic espresso retailers in 2022. As of early spring, the corporate stated it had orders for ten extra in 2023 and anticipated to ship a complete of fifty this 12 months. The corporate listed the fee for a Cafe X at $285 thousand with an annual software program and repair price of $15 thousand.
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