MWC Barcelona 2019: 5G Is Putting Robots' Heads in the Cloud

I almost missed out on the vanguard of the 5G robot revolution because I don't drink coffee. The near miss occurred on Monday at mobile network trade association GSMA's booth at MWC Barcelona (formerly called Mobile World Congress), where Dal.Komm Coffee was demonstrating a coffee-serving robot. Thankfully for non-coffee drinking weirdos like me, hot chocolate was also available. After placing an order via a smartphone nearby, a robotic arm behind a glass panel juggled cups, operated coffee makers, and gently placed drinks on trays so they could be collected by waiting humans. According to a representative of Dal.Komm, the robot's precise movement was only possible with a 5G network provided by the KT Corporation, the Korean teleco.