IBM has invented coffee drones – and they predict when you need a cup

In this time-lapse, Intel breaks its own Guinness World Record for the most drones flown simultaneously, and they look pretty cool while doing it. IBM has been granted a patent for a coffee drone. These diagrams are part of the application the company filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The barista handing you your cup of coffee might one day be a drone. IBM has secured a patent for a coffee drone that not only flies around public spaces to deliver cups of brew but also predicts which people need caffeine pick-me-ups.