{"id":5096,"date":"2020-05-07T18:05:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T18:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/?p=5096"},"modified":"2020-05-22T12:16:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T12:16:57","slug":"the-future-of-robot-baristas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/the-future-of-robot-baristas\/","title":{"rendered":"THE FUTURE OF ROBOT BARISTAS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the post Covid19 world, is there a place for robot baristas? The concept is not new – the venture-backed Cafe-X<\/a> retreated in 2019 with a number of shop closures. Unfortunate timing considering the potential uptick following the closures of the traditional cafes in Q1 2020 due to the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The question being asked in the retail industry now is simply, what happens next? Will customers return to their previous patterns of behaviour, and if not what will it look like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While analysts fervently polish their crystal balls, most agree that there will be some changes, and that’s likely to present a challenge to cafe’s who’s fixed overheads require volume to make them commercially viable. A quick review of small business economics: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fixed Overheads<\/h3>\n\n\n\n