Installation of Collaborative Robot Barista Solution Dr.Presso at Bodyfriend Lounge
After signing the business agreement for the "Expansion of Healthcare Robots and Collaborative Robots," Ryu Jeong-hoon, CEO of Doosan Robotics (left), and Ji Seong-gyu, CEO of Bodyfriend, are taking a commemorative photo. Photo by Doosan Robotics
Doosan Robotics is actively expanding the sales channel of its collaborative robot solutions to B2C (business-to-consumer) and will conduct joint marketing with Bodyfriend.
Doosan Robotics announced on the 28th that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with healthcare robot company Bodyfriend on the 27th at Doosan Tower in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, to promote the spread of healthcare robots and collaborative robots.
According to the agreement, Doosan Robotics will provide its collaborative robot barista solution "DR.Presso" to the newly opened Bodyfriend lounges, and Bodyfriend will cooperate in various marketing activities to sell DR.Presso to general customers using both online and offline channels.
Doosan Robotics expects that the sales channels will expand not only to companies but also to individual business owners through this agreement. The two companies plan to install DR.Presso in three Bodyfriend lounges during the first half of the year, starting with the Bodyfriend Lounge at Lotte Mall Suwon on April 5, and will consider collaboration in various fields such as sales, marketing, robot technology, and products in the future.
Launched by Doosan Robotics in 2021, DR.Presso can make 15 types of coffee and 3 types of ade using premium coffee beans, and with additional options, it can close cup lids or create latte art. It is fast enough to make an iced Americano in about 43 seconds, and key equipment can be monitored in real time to ensure normal operation. Based on these competitive advantages, it has been supplied to places such as Mudeungsan Mountain, highway rest areas, and large office buildings.
Ryu Jeong-hoon, CEO of Doosan Robotics, said, "We expect great business synergy by combining Doosan Robotics’ competitive technology and products related to collaborative robots with Bodyfriend’s B2C sales and marketing capabilities," adding, "Starting with this collaboration, we will expand sales channels so that customers can experience Doosan Robotics’ collaborative robot solutions in various places."
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