Singapore-made robot Ella serves up coffee at Tokyo, Yokohama train stations

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TOKYO (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A robot developed by Singapore start-up Crown Digital is now brewing gourmet coffee at two of the busiest railway hubs in Japan, a world leader in robotics technology.

Ella, as the robot barista is known, was launched on Wednesday (Dec 8) at Tokyo and Yokohama stations, which are managed by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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