Cafe X opens in San Francisco, bringing robots to the coffee shop

The world's first coffee shop opened in Constantinople in 1555. But Cafe X, opening today, wants to give the world a twist on the centuries old barista model, opting instead to have a large robotic arm craft your caffeinated potions. Founder Henry Hu noticed that baristas spent a majority of their time moving cups around while making espresso drinks. So, much like anyone's natural reaction to that epiphany, Hu decided to build a fully mechanized coffee shop. At scale, Cafe X should be able to increase margins within the industry while reducing wait times for hurried patrons.