Roborista? Pasadena Robotics Company Creates High Tech Coffee Station

Miso Robotics, a Pasadena-based company that installs robotics and intelligent automation for the restaurant industry, has released its latest product line, CookRight Coffee, an AI-powered system that reads key coffee metrics, such as volume, temperature and time data, and combines these with predictive analytics to make sure the customer gets a good cup of coffee.

In a statement Tuesday, Miso Robotics said the CookRight Coffee system has been installed at national fast-casual restaurant Panera Bread, which the company said is its first partner to test the system.

At Panera, CookRight Coffee eliminates the need for manual checks and improves the coffee monitoring process, the statement said. Because of this, Panera staff are able to brew a new batch at the right time and keep the coffee fresh and hot for guests.

“Panera has a long history of tech innovation in service of meeting the needs of our guests and associates when they walk through our doors each day,” George Hanson, Senior VP and Chief Digital Officer at Panera. “CookRight Coffee is a game changer when it comes to convenience and operational efficiency, and we are extremely excited to take our coffee station into the future with Miso Robotics.”

CookRight Coffee also supports Panera Bread’s Unlimited Sip Club membership, which allows subscribers to drink unlimited coffee and tea for $8.99 a month.

Mike Bell, Miso Robotics CEO, said the company wants their products to be available to the market quickly and to “maintain a high level of flexibility.”

“When we announced the CookRight platform in 2021, we knew we could apply it to various stations at a restaurant as the product developed, and we saw an immediate need for it at the coffee station,” Bell said. “We are thrilled that Panera shares in our vision to revamp the coffee monitoring process, and can’t wait for CookRight Coffee to be installed at their restaurants to help customers and team members alike.”

Primarily funded by individual investors, Miso Robotics now has about 18,000 shareholders and has raised more than $50 million in crowdfunding to date. The company is currently in their Series E round, which kicked off with a market valuation of $500 million.

For more information, visit www.misorobotics.com.