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I Spontaneously Said "Thank You" to the Robot Shop Assistant in China. I Felt a Strange Sense of Human Warmth in an Unmanned Coffee Shop

In a small glass-fronted shop in the bustling downtown area of Xiamen, China, a single robot the size of a human stood. After ordering and paying via QR code, I waited a few minutes. I'll report on the entire process, from the robot bringing the coffee to the current state of store operations without human intervention, by actually buying a cup of coffee.
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In a small glass-fronted shop in the bustling downtown area of Xiamen, China, a single robot the size of a human stood. After ordering and paying via QR code, I waited a few minutes. I'll report on the entire process, from the robot bringing the coffee to the current state of store operations without human intervention, by actually buying a cup of coffee.

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ライフハッカー[日本版] broke the news on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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