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Replacing human hand coffee with robotic arm to enter HKUST in September

Published: 2026-04-23 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/04/23, Photo: Cafe X entered the Science Park six months ago to replace human hand coffee with a robotic arm [Dagong News] trainee reporter Huishan Kwan reported: the Hong Kong Science Park Company yesterday exhibited the innovative inventions of members of the technology entrepreneurship and cultivation program in the park, including the world's first mechanical instant coffee station, Cafe X, which uses mobile phone Apps to buy coffee from a long distance, positioning technology to ensure that it arrives? That is, fresh coffee.

Photo: Cafe X entered the Science Park six months ago to replace human coffee with a robotic arm.

Guan Huishan, an internship reporter, reported that the Hong Kong Science Park Company yesterday exhibited the innovations and inventions of members of the "Science and Technology Entrepreneurship cultivation Program" in the park, including the world's first "mechanical instant coffee station" Cafe X, which uses mobile phone "Apps" to buy coffee over a long distance, positioning technology to ensure the arrival? That is, the fresh coffee is good, and the process is fully automated with top German coffee machine technology. He will serve the teachers and students of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in September.

Cafe X entered the Science Park six months ago to replace hand-held coffee with a robotic arm. Guests can use a mobile app to place an order remotely and achieve zero queuing. "our software will use GPS or Bluetooth to locate the location of the guest and then guess the time of the coffee." Sun Haoxuan (Jack), one of the founders, explained. In addition to being able to buy coffee remotely, Cafe X uses premium coffee beans and works with German coffee maker manufacturers, charging from HK $30 per cup.

Cafe X will enter the campus of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in mid-September this year to provide services to staff and students.

Smart products are a major theme of the exhibition. AIVVY Q wireless WiFi headphones developed by Aivvy know how to analyze their tastes from users' song-choosing habits, and then automatically collect songs from the cloud. There are also inventions for household products, the remote energy management mobile phone application invented by Yifeng Technology Co., Ltd., which can monitor and control the use of household appliances.

Chen Qingtao, manager of the Technology Entrepreneurship incubation Programme, said, "in the third phase of this project, we hope to support local technological innovation through incubation programmes and technical support, so as to encourage more young people to join the scientific research industry. Jack added: "the Science Park Corporation has given us a lot of support, both in the legal team and in market planning."

Cafe X, together with the other five inventions, will be on display at Megabox in Kowloon Bay from 24 to 30 August to enable the public to experience these local innovations up close.

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