7th-Genertion Smart Robot Coffee Kiosk Arrives at the Belt and Road Core Hub, Ushering in a New Service Era Along the Silk Road Economic Belt

URUMQI – When the Belt and Road’s aviation gateway meets a futuristic, 24/7 unmanned café, a historic shift in global transport hub services is underway. COFE+, the fully automated robot café hailed by the global coffee industry as the “all‑round champion,” has officially opened at Urumqi Diwopu International Airport in Xinjiang. This milestone, following COFE+’s success in nearly 70 countries and 24 Chinese provinces, marks the dawn of a fully intelligent service era in the heart area of the Silk Road Economic Belt.

I. Five Technological Breakthroughs: From Replicating Human Craft to Surpassing It

The 7th‑generation COFE+ robot achieves five paradigm‑shifting leaps over traditional coffee making:

Breakthrough 1: Unmatched Speed. Powered by proprietary embodied‑intelligence motion algorithms, the 7th‑gen COFE+ delivers an espresso in about 30 seconds, a cappuccino in 40 seconds, and a hand‑latte‑art specialty coffee in just 1 minute, which is 1.5 to 2.5 times faster than industry peers, and nearly twice as fast as the average human barista.

Breakthrough 2: Unrivalled Precision. Its “barista skill digitisation system” translates the grind size, extraction time, temperature curves, and hundreds of other variables from world‑class coffee masters into reproducible algorithms. It locks in precise parameters, 92.5°C ± 0.1°C water temperature and 9 bar ± 0.2 bar extraction pressure, as exact code. Dosing error is within ±0.8 grams, achieving over three times the accuracy of a human hand.

Breakthrough 3: Unprecedented Variety. COFE+ is the world’s only fully integrated intelligent beverage system, covering the entire chain from grinding and extraction to latte art, 3D printing, and customisation. It produces over 300 mainstream beverages across eight categories, including freshly ground coffee, Western‑style milk tea, Japanese matcha, chocolate drinks, plant‑based specials, blended dairy beverages, yin‑yang mixes, and flavoured iced drinks.

Breakthrough 4: Exceptional Longevity. Designed for a 10‑year service life, each unit can produce over 500,000 cups. It has been rigorously tested in more than 100 scenarios across the globe, with over 5 million cups served, ranking first worldwide in cumulative test years, test countries, and total test volume.

Breakthrough 5: Universal Certification. COFE+ is the only intelligent coffee system in the industry to have obtained 15 major quality certifications from the United States, the European Union, the Commonwealth, the Middle East, Japan‑Korea, Australia‑New Zealand, Southeast Asia, the CIS, and mainland China. With 120 international patents, equal to the combined total of its top five competitors, it sets the gold standard for global compliance.

II. Ten Product Innovations: One Machine, a “Global Beverage Encyclopaedia”

The 7th‑gen COFE+ robot integrates ten core functions: fresh grinding, hand‑crafted latte art, 3D printing, personalised customisation, recipe replication, lightning‑fast production, intelligent menu switching, worldwide deployment, remote management, and green operation.

1. Fresh Grinding: On‑site extraction preserves over 99.99% of the beans’ original aroma.
2. Hand‑Crafted Latte Art: Every cup can be finished with exquisite, artisan‑style latte art.
3. 3D Printing: Customers can upload photos or graphics, which are transformed into edible creative designs in seconds.
4. Personalised Customisation: Supports over 5,000 adjustable parameters, including strength, sweetness, temperature, flavour, toppings, bases, multi‑ingredient blending, and layered effects.
5. Recipe Replication: Built‑in library of signature recipes from 197 countries, enabling one‑click recreation of global flavours.
6. Lightning‑Fast Production: Stable daily output exceeding 1,000 cups, with near‑zero deviation from cup to cup.
7. Smart Menu Switching: Instantly switch between global menus, letting customers sample the world without travelling far.
8. Worldwide Deployment: Adapts to voltage, network, payment, climate, and raw‑material systems across all five continents.
9. Remote Management: Full control via smartphone, covering menus, pricing, recipes, energy usage, inventory, and diagnostics.
10. Green Operation: 95% of materials are recyclable; power consumption drops by 80% during idle periods, ensuring zero‑pollution operation.

III. A Business Model Revolution: The “Light‑Store” Concept Ends the Era of Loss‑Making Cafés

In traditional cafés, labour, rent, fit‑out, and equipment depreciation typically consume 60–70% of revenue. The 7th‑gen COFE+ rewrites the equation with its “light‑store” model:

· Zero labour, zero training: No hiring or training of baristas; no staff shortages.

· Zero fit‑out, zero shopfront: Occupying just 2.35 m² and fitted with wheels, it can be moved anywhere and starts operating as soon as it is plugged in.

· Zero waste, zero loss: AI‑driven precision maximises ingredient utilisation.

· Zero downtime, zero closing: 24/7 operation, serving customers regardless of flight schedules.

· Zero licensing hurdles, zero pollution: One certification covers all locations in China, eliminating the need for repeated local permits.

Total operating costs are cut by over 90% compared to conventional cafés, with monthly utilities and communications costing less than $146.96. Even when offering premium coffee at $1.43 – $1.46 per cup, gross margins remain above 50%. One staff member can remotely manage ten machines, with daily restocking taking just 15 minutes. The payback period is a mere 4 to 8 months, earning it the industry reputation of “the café that never loses money.”

IV. Global Recognition: From 70 Countries to the Belt and Road

COFE+’s global trajectory stands as a beacon of Chinese smart manufacturing. As of June 2026, it has reached nearly 70 countries, 24 Chinese provinces, and over 200 international cities. It has entered 21 international airports and more than 1,000 landmark venues, with daily sales exceeding those of 75% of human‑run cafés.

From Shanghai Hongqiao to Eastern European hubs, from Denver International to Brussels Airport, from Kuala Lumpur to Mexico City – COFE+ is now the most widely deployed, highest market‑share (over 50%), and most technologically advanced intelligent coffee robot brand across five continents. Its launch at Urumqi Diwopu International Airport is a strategic move to illuminate key nodes along the Belt and Road, bringing the world’s most advanced robot café to the core of the Silk Road Economic Belt.

V. A New Industrial Revolution: The “DeepSeek Moment” for Cafés

Industry experts note that COFE+ marks the first time a coffee robot has simultaneously surpassed human baristas in quality, speed, cost, and consistency, which means that the “DeepSeek moment” for the café industry has arrived.

Just as steam engines rendered horse‑drawn carriages obsolete, COFE+ is transforming the traditional café landscape. When a championship‑grade premium coffee, crafted by a robot, starts at just RMB 9.9; when customers can 3D‑print personal photos or custom designs on their cup on the spot; when a 2.35‑m² robot kiosk offers over 300 beverages from 197 countries, the future lifestyle is no longer science fiction, but a tangible reality for every traveller at Urumqi Airport.

“Our mission is a world without loss‑making cafés, where everyone can enjoy Michelin‑level quality at affordable prices,” said Dr. Han Feizi, founder of COFE+. From Shanghai to Urumqi, from Central Asia to Europe, this AI‑driven revolution is sweeping irresistibly along the Silk Road Economic Belt. The future is coming in great strides.