RobotAnno Brings AI-Powered Retail Robotics to Guangdong's Inaugural AI Application Conference

On April 27, 2026, the 2026 Guangdong Artificial Intelligence Application Conference convened at the Shenzhen Futian Convention and Exhibition Center, drawing technology companies, government officials, and industry buyers from across the province. Among the featured exhibitors was RobotAnno, the Shenzhen-based national high-tech enterprise specializing in AI-driven Unmanned RetAIl Solutions, which brought two of its flagship products to the event: theAI Latte Art Printing Coffee Bar and the AI Sundae Ice Cream Kiosk.

The company's booth drew sustained queues throughout the day, with attendees lining up to experience firsthand what autonomous beverage preparation looks like when precision robotics meets consumer-facing design. The personalized coffee printing function — which allows users to upload a photograph from their phone and have it rendered onto the surface of a latte in under two minutes — emerged as one of the most talked-about demonstrations at the conference.

AI Latte Art Printing Coffee Bar: Where Precision Meets Personalization

The AI Latte Art Printing Coffee Bar represents RobotAnno's most commercially mature product line. Equipped with a high-precision six-axis robotic arm and an intelligent visual recognition system, the unit completes the entire coffee preparation and latte art process in approximately 90 seconds — from grinding to pouring to pattern execution — without human intervention.

The system supports a range of classic latte art patterns, including tulips, swans, layered hearts, and leaf designs, each replicated with a consistency that manual preparation at scale cannot reliably match. Beyond traditional latte art, the unit's defining feature is its AIGC photo printing capability: users upload an image via the integrated interface, and the system renders it directly onto the coffee surface using edible ink technology. The result is a personalized, consumable artifact — a brand logo, a portrait, a custom design — produced in a timeframe that makes it viable for high-throughput commercial environments.

AI Latte Art Printing Coffee Bar with personalized photo printing capability

The product integrates multilingual interface support and is compatible with domestic and international payment platforms, making it deployable across markets without localization friction. It has already achieved commercial deployment in multiple countries and won the 2025 AI Pegasus Award.

AI Sundae Ice Cream Kiosk: Compact Footprint, Rapid Throughput

Alongside the coffee bar, RobotAnno debuted its AI Sundae Ice Cream Kiosk, a unit designed specifically for space-constrained environments where throughput speed is the primary operational requirement. The kiosk's lightweight, compact form factor allows it to fit into locations that conventional vending or food service equipment cannot serve — small retail units, museum corridors, transit hub corners, and event pop-ups.

The system pairs six sauce options with two topping varieties, enabling customers to configure from more than 20 flavor combinations through a touchscreen interface. Once an order is placed, the fully enclosed automated system completes preparation and dispensing in approximately 30 seconds. The unit includes integrated automatic sterilization and cleaning cycles, along with cloud-based smart management for remote monitoring, inventory tracking, and operational diagnostics.

AI Sundae Ice Cream Kiosk with 20+ flavor combinations and 30-second output

On-Site Response: Personalization Drove the Conversation

Throughout the conference, the coffee bar's personalized printing function generated the strongest visitor response. Attendees queued to upload personal photographs from their phones and watch the robotic arm transform those images into latte surface designs in real time. The ice cream kiosk drew its own consistent interest, with attendees praising the speed of output and the interactive ordering experience.

The pattern observed at the Guangdong conference mirrors what RobotAnno has reported at previous exhibition appearances: when autonomous beverage technology is deployed in an environment oriented toward discovery rather than transaction, the machine becomes the attraction. Visitors engage not because they need a coffee but because the process itself is worth watching, photographing, and sharing. The beverage becomes a souvenir — a tangible, personalized artifact that carries the event experience home with it and travels across social platforms at no additional marketing cost to the venue.

From Exhibition Floor to Commercial Deployment

RobotAnno's participation in the Guangdong AI Application Conference is part of a broader positioning strategy that extends beyond technology demonstration. The company, founded in Shenzhen in 2017, has spent nearly a decade developing desktop-grade robotic arms and AI-powered smart retail systems. It holds more than 70 national patents, with products deployed across more than 100 cities in over 80 countries and regions.

The product range spans multiple beverage categories — coffee, ice cream, cocktails, bubble tea, and mixed drinks — all built on a shared six-axis robotic arm platform that allows operational knowledge and maintenance infrastructure to transfer across product lines. The company's certifications include ISO 9001, EU CE, and US FCC, enabling deployment in regulated environments including airports, hospitals, government buildings, and institutional venues.

Looking ahead, RobotAnno is positioning its technology not merely as a labor-saving device but as a platform layer within the broader smart retail ecosystem. The ambition, articulated through its product roadmap and exhibition strategy, is to move from single-point product deployments to integrated commercial infrastructure that encompasses ordering systems, data analytics, supply chain integration, and operator support services.