AcrossChina:China'sYunnanbrewspour-overcoffeeusingnoveltechnologies_GuangmingOnlineKUNMING,Jan.10(Xinhua)--AnAI-poweredrobotwasshowingoffitscoffeebrewingskills,whileintelligentroasterswereroastingvariousflavorsofcoffeebeansandwaterlesshuskingmachineryautomaticallyseparatinggreenandredcoffeefruits,atarecentcoffeeexpoheldinChina'sYunnan.Morethan200technologycompaniesfromacrosstheglobewererepresentedatthethree-dayChina(Pu'er)InternationalCoffeeExpowhichopenedonJan.5inPu'er,southwestChina'sYunnanProvince.Thesecompaniesshowcasedtheirnewcoffeeproductsandproductionequipment.Amongthem,the5GcloudintelligentrobotdesignedbyChinamobilesservedfreshlybrewedcoffeetovisitors--anideanovelenoughtohogthelimelight.Therobotadopts5GInternetofThingsforitsdatatransmissionandcanautomaticallycompletethecoffeeproductionprocessfrombeanextraction,grinding,brewing,andcleaning.Withinminutes,thefuturisticbaristafinishedmakingacupoffragrantcoffee.WiththehelpofAItechnologies,therobothascommandedthenecessarybrewingtechniquesfromtheCoffeeMasterschampions.Itnowcanperfectlyreproducethecoffeemadebythemasters."Everycupofcoffeemadebythisrobotcanbeofthesamequality,"saidastaffmemberofChinamobilesattheexpo.AsoneofChina'smajorcoffeeproductionareas,in2022alone,Yunnanhadatotalcoffeecultivationareaofabout1.27millionmu(about84,600hectares)anditsannualoutputofrawcoffeebeansexceeded114,000tonnes,makingacomprehensiveoutputvalueofmorethan41.8billionyuan(about5.88billionU.S.dollars).Yunnanisnowtappingintonovelscienceandtechnologybreakthroughstoturbochargethedevelopmentofitsrisingcoffeeindustry.Theintroductionofadvancedcoffeeproductionandprocessingmachineryhashelpedgreatlyinimprovingthelocalcoffeequality.LiYulei,salesdirectorofalocalcoffeeproductionmachineryandequipmentcompanyinPu'er,broughtawaterlesscoffeebeanhuskingmachine,independentlydesignedbyhiscompanytothisyear'sexpo.Withthelatesttechnologies,theequipmentcanseparateredcoffeefruitfromthegreenautomatically,whichhelpsimproveefficiencyinproducingmorehigh-qualitycoffeebeans.InacoffeemanorinPu'er,LiaoXiugui,whohasmorethan20yearsexperienceofplantingcoffee,hasrecentlybeguntoleadlocalfarmerstodevelophigh-qualitycoffeewiththeaimoftransformingtheirapproachfrommerely"growingcoffee"to"growinggoodcoffee."Inadditiontopromotingecologicalplanting,Liaoalsopurchasedalargenumberofadvancedroastingandprocessingequipment.Thecoffeefruitsgrowninthemanorareturnedintohigh-qualitycoffeebeansintheworkshopthankstothenewmachinery."WehaveseentheprogressofChinesecoffee,especiallyYunnancoffee,andhopetomakemoreexchangesinthefuture,"saidaMexicancoffeeexhibitoraftertastingthecoffeemadebytheAI-poweredrobotbarista.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.