25 Apr 2025

Robots v. Humans: Who makes a better coffee?

From 8 til Late, 9:30 pm on 25 April 2025

Imagine a high-tech robot arm, in a perspex box operating a souped-up instant coffee machine… Sound better than grabbing your morning flat white from a barista? 

Eight ‘till Late hosts Ellie and Corey chat to RNZ Asia’s Yiting Lin, and New Zealand Specialty Coffee Association volunteer Wayne Burrows, to get to the bottom of it.

Robot barista is working.

Photo: RNZ / Yiting Lin