104: Building ELLA, Singapore’s Robotic Barista | Keith Tan

What does it take to build a robotic barista? Keith Tan joins Adrian Tan to share the story behind ELLA and Crown Digital.

In this December 2022 conversation, Keith discusses his move from wealth management into coffee entrepreneurship. Labour shortages, rental costs and the challenge of maintaining consistent quality led him to explore robotics and automated retail.

The episode covers the inspiration for ELLA, learning robotics from scratch and building an in-house technology team to tackle operational challenges in food and beverage.

Guest: Keith Tan — https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithtan-crowndigital/
Crown Digital: https://www.crowndigital.io/

Original episode sponsor: EPOS ADAPT 260. https://eshop.hypercom.sg/

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