SHENZHEN, CHINA – In a resounding testament to its pioneering spirit and technological prowess, Anno Robot, a leading innovator in the service robotics sector, has been officially recognized as one of the “2025 China Service Robot TOP 20 Enterprises.” This prestigious accolade, announced by the esteemed Robot Open Community, firmly places Anno Robot at the forefront of the industry, acknowledging its profound impact through breakthrough AI solutions, robust commercialization capabilities, and significant industry contributions. Outperforming hundreds of contenders, Anno Robot’s inclusion in this elite list underscores its unwavering commitment to redefining the future of intelligent automation.

The “2025 Robot Industry Series Rankings” encompass critical domains including industrial robots, service robots, and humanoid robots. Anno Robot’s triumph was evaluated across six core dimensions: technological innovation, market competitiveness, and commercialization success. This recognition is a powerful affirmation of the company’s exceptional ability to translate cutting-edge technology into tangible, value-driven service scenarios, showcasing the formidable competitive edge of emerging Chinese tech enterprises in the global robotics landscape.

The Evolution of AI Robotics: From Concept to Commercialization

The narrative of AI robotics has evolved dramatically, moving beyond mere “technological showcasing” to embrace a new era defined by large-scale commercial deployment and deep dives into scenario-specific value creation. Anno Robot has been a pivotal force in this transformation, championing a philosophy where technology is meticulously adapted to scenarios, and these scenarios, in turn, create immense value.

Revolutionizing Service Robotics with Scenario-Based Solutions

Traditional catering and retail industries have long grappled with persistent challenges: escalating labor costs, difficulties in standardization, and limitations in operational scenarios. Anno Robot has confronted these head-on, introducing its sophisticated AI robot smart unmanned retail solutions. These solutions demonstrably reduce human resource expenses, significantly boost production efficiency, and amplify enterprise competitiveness. By pioneering a “technology platform + scenario plugin” model, Anno Robot has meticulously crafted a comprehensive matrix of beverage preparation robots, encompassing everything from coffee and milk tea to ice cream and cocktails.

The performance of Anno Robot’s products has achieved international acclaim, characterized by exceptional stability, 100% accurate replication of human craftsmanship, and robust mass production capabilities. These solutions have undergone rigorous commercial and large-scale validation in real-world settings, effectively solving the long-standing challenge of unmanned preparation of freshly made beverages. This strategic focus has seen Anno Robot’s output value double within just two years, with its innovative products now exported to over 70 countries worldwide. While many competitors chase the horizon of general-purpose robots, Anno Robot has steadfastly chosen to “dig one meter deep, one foot wide” within the specialized beverage sector, establishing an unparalleled expertise.

AI+Robot On-Demand Beverage Solutions: Precision and Personalization

At the heart of Anno Robot’s success lies its proprietary Drinks+ AI+IoT+Internet-based on-demand beverage system. This innovative platform addresses the complexities of intelligent catering with its “on-demand customization + multi-scenario application” approach, ensuring that freshly made beverages are no longer limited by human presence. Through nearly seven years of relentless accumulation, development, refinement, and polishing, Anno Robot has perfected a modular design, featuring numerous independently developed core modules, sensitive sensors, critical process technologies, and a sophisticated cloud management platform.

The resulting product matrix includes AI robot latte art coffee, robot milk tea, robot cocktail mixing, and robot ice cream application solutions. Equipped with high-precision robotic arms, intelligent vision capture and recognition technology, machine learning systems, and 3D modeling capabilities, these robots flawlessly replicate the artistry of professional baristas and mixologists. For instance, they can execute intricate coffee latte art, with a single robotic arm creating perfect patterns. This level of precision eliminates manual errors and significantly enhances the symmetry of latte art, even allowing users to upload custom images for personalized coffee designs.

Transformative Business Impact and Operational Excellence

• Cost Reduction & Efficiency: Anno’s beverage robots can replace up to three full-time employees, leading to a remarkable 60% reduction in labor costs. The elimination of manual errors in latte art further ensures consistent quality.
• Enhanced Accessibility & Floor Efficiency: These robots seamlessly integrate into diverse indoor and outdoor environments, including schools, shopping malls, office buildings, and subway stations. Supporting 24-hour unmanned operation, they boost floor efficiency by an impressive 300%.
• Intelligent Cloud Management: A sophisticated cloud intelligent hub leverages an IoT platform to monitor global equipment status in real-time. This enables remote diagnosis of faults with a 95% accuracy rate, reducing operational and maintenance costs by 50%.

Elevating the Consumer Experience: From “Usable” to “Delightful”

Anno Robot recognizes that while robotic craftsmanship can rival human skill, the emotional value derived from human interaction remains a nuanced challenge. To bridge this gap and transition from merely “usable” to truly “delightful” service, Anno has integrated personalized customization and emotional engagement into its solutions.

Personalization and Emotional Engagement at Scale

For example, the coffee robot can simulate human latte art, mastering 6-8 classic patterns like tulips, leaves, and swans. Utilizing camera vision to capture and identify barista movements, these trajectories are converted into precise coordinate points, allowing the machine to deep learn and train. Beyond traditional patterns, Anno robots offer an innovative print-on-foam function, allowing for ultimate personalization. Customers can upload any image via their mobile phone, and the built-in 3D modeling system generates the print in just three seconds. Imagine a birthday coffee for a friend adorned with their hand-drawn portrait, a business special for a client featuring their company’s IP, or even a marriage proposal “written” on a coffee – transforming a beverage into a melting romantic letter.

This commitment to “thousand people, thousand flavors” extends to Anno Robot’s tailored AI robot smart retail application solutions. Understanding that each client’s needs are unique, Anno provides bespoke solutions for large coffee chains, independent bars, or university canteens, adapting to space, foot traffic, and product variety. For its global expansion, Anno meticulously fine-tunes products to local tastes and adapts to regional differences in voltage, language, and payment methods, ensuring seamless localization.

Huang Huang, Founder of Anno Robot, states, “Our robots are now widely deployed and recognized in various public spaces—shopping centers, educational institutions, cultural venues, medical facilities, and transportation hubs. We anticipate that robot-powered stores will become an increasingly common fixture in daily life.” He also highlighted the invaluable support from Shenzhen Customs, which has enabled the company’s catering robot products to rapidly expand overseas, leading to a doubling of exports this year.

Full-Link Intelligent Management: Mastering Operations with a Single Touch

Anno Robot empowers businesses with comprehensive, full-link intelligent management. From scan-to-order and multi-platform payment options to robust cloud management, an operator can effectively control up to ten “coffee light stores” from a single mobile device. Just 30 minutes of operational support can sustain an entire day’s sales. The cloud butler’s 360° ultra-clear intelligent monitoring system provides real-time oversight of equipment status, raw material inventory, and sales data across all national stores. It issues proactive alerts for potential faults or stock shortages, supports remote fault diagnosis, and consolidates all operational decisions onto a single, intuitive screen.

Anno Robot: A Holistic Commercial Ecosystem for Diverse Scenarios

Anno Robot’s approach transcends mere technological support; it embodies a holistic commercial ecosystem designed to empower countless industries and realize value in myriad scenarios.

Key Attributes of Anno AI Beverage Robots:

• Compact Footprint & Flexibility: Occupying only 2-3 square meters, Anno AI beverage robots feature modular design, systematic management, and flexible adaptability, making them ideal for traditional stores and diverse environments like schools, parks, malls, subways, offices, and residential communities.
• Uncompromising Quality: Anno AI beverage robots flawlessly replicate the skills of master baristas and mixologists, ensuring standardized production, freshly ground coffee, instant fresh ice, human-like shaking, and intelligent capping. Utilizing fresh milk, premium coffee beans, and high-quality ingredients, every cup is a rich, aromatic delight, rivaling the finest cafes and tea shops worldwide.
• Operational Autonomy: These compact powerhouses require zero training, zero renovation, exhibit zero deviation, incur zero waste, produce zero pollution, and operate tirelessly. They offer 24/7, 365-day service, with the cloud management platform handling automatic cleaning, disinfection, stock alerts, maintenance reminders, and business data statistics. One employee can manage 5-10 beverage robots, liberating human resources and allowing people to truly enjoy life.

Product Landing: Full Scenario Coverage and Cross-Industry Impact

Anno Robot’s solutions are not just innovative; they are proven in diverse, high-impact scenarios:

• AI+Culture & Tourism: The “Shenzhen Window of the World AI Robot Global Special Blend Beverage Station” was honored as a 2025 Guangdong “AI+Culture & Tourism” application scenario. Deploying Anno’s AI robot latte art coffee kiosks, AI robot sundae ice cream kiosks, and AI robot milk tea kiosks, the project offers culturally themed, 24-hour freshly made beverages, creating new tourism consumption scenes. This fusion of technology and cultural creativity delivers a “taste + vision + culture” immersive experience, achieving a win-win for enhanced tourist engagement and commercial growth.
• Cross-Industry Collaboration: Anno is pioneering partnerships to transform charging and gas stations into “integrated service complexes,” establishing replicable new business service models.
• CCTV Certified Benchmark Case: Anno’s collaboration with China Petroleum, creating the “Super Charging Coffee” space capsule X AI robot coffee kiosk at Shenzhen Bijia Mountain Park, garnered national recognition on CCTV. This groundbreaking “one device = one store” model serves as a benchmark for AI empowering public life. Operating 24/7 with rapid order fulfillment (as fast as 90 seconds), it caters to late-night chargers and early morning park-goers alike. The fully enclosed, sterile environment ensures 24-hour unmanned operation, with users simply selecting their coffee, sugar, and temperature via a touchscreen. This single unit at Bijia Mountain Park achieves daily sales of 100-200 cups of freshly ground coffee made with real ingredients, requiring only 5 minutes of daily management via mobile reports.

Anno Robot’s impact is further validated by a plethora of positive user testimonials, showcasing its ability to empower countless businesses and create a better quality of life through full-scenario adaptation.

In 2025, as service robotics transitions from “single-point demonstrations” to “deep scenario cultivation,” Anno Robot has successfully carved out a differentiated niche in a multi-billion-dollar market. Its core logic of “technology as the foundation, scenario as the breakthrough” has established a new industry benchmark. From specialized educational equipment and efficient industrial automation solutions to intelligent on-demand beverage services in commercial retail, Anno Robot stands as a true leader in service robotics, embodying the practical path of “technology adapts to scenarios, scenarios create value.”

As advanced technologies continue to permeate and evolve, Anno Robot is poised to expand beyond the current boundaries of “beverage creation,” injecting continuous new momentum into the intelligent transformation of myriad industries. Discover the future of intelligent retail and service robotics. Visit Anno Robot’s Official Website Today!

Key Takeaways for Industry Professionals:

• Award-Winning Innovation: Anno Robot recognized in the 2025 China Service Robot TOP 20 for its breakthrough AI solutions and significant industry contributions.
• Scenario-Driven Value Creation: A core philosophy of adapting technology to specific scenarios to unlock substantial commercial value, addressing critical industry pain points.
• Advanced AI & Robotics Integration: Proprietary Drinks+ system leveraging AI, IoT, and high-precision robotics for unparalleled precision, personalization, and efficiency in beverage preparation.
• Proven Commercial Success: Doubled output value and global reach across 70+ countries, validated by large-scale commercial deployments.
• Comprehensive Management Solutions: Full-link intelligent cloud management for remote monitoring, diagnostics, and optimized operational control, significantly reducing O&M costs.
• Beyond Beverages: While specializing in beverage robotics, Anno’s modular and adaptable technology positions it for broader applications and future expansion into diverse service sectors.
• Strategic Partnerships & Global Impact: Successful collaborations with major entities like China Petroleum and recognition in cultural tourism, demonstrating versatility and wide-ranging applicability.

About Anno Robot

Anno Robot (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (brand name: RobotAnno), established in April 2017, is a national high-tech enterprise specializing in the R&D, production, sales, and service of desktop robotic arms and their AI robot smart retail application solutions. Driven by Artificial Intelligence technology and utilizing “easy-to-operate, high-performance, diversified” desktop robotic arms as its core, Anno Robot provides integrated commercial solutions. These solutions effectively address critical bottlenecks such as labor shortages and rising labor costs that constrain future enterprise development. Anno Robot has secured over 80 national patents, with products sold in more than 100 cities domestically and exported to over 70 countries and regions globally, holding a significant market share in the desktop robotic arm and AI robot smart retail sectors worldwide.

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