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Coffeebara

Corporate marketrecyclingCurated record

Coffeebara builds NOCO, an autonomous disposable-cup recycling robot that pairs Edge AI computer vision with an adaptive soft-gripper manipulator. The vision model runs locally on low-cost hardware with under one second latency and no cloud dependency, detecting cups, lids, straws and residual liquid in real time. The adaptive gripper handles unstructured, crushed or sticky cups to separate, clean and stack waste, claimed at a 99% separation success rate.

HeadquartersSeoul, KR
Founded2025
Corporate fundingNot disclosed
TeamNot listed
Deployments0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StagePre-seed / university spinout (undisclosed)
FoundersKyungWoo Kim (CEO)
Regions servedSouth Korea
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-16
LinkedInNot listed
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinerecycling

NOCO

  • 99% cup/lid/straw separation success rate

    Share of processed cups where components are correctly separated by the Edge-AI vision + adaptive gripper system.

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  • Edge AI vision runs locally with under 1s latency, no cloud

    On-device inference on low-cost hardware detecting cups, lids and straws in real time without cloud connectivity.

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  • 10x volume reduction, 24/7 autonomous operation

    Compaction of processed cup waste and continuous unattended operation of the recycling unit.

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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-01-06Selected exhibitor at CES 2026 (Seoul Pavilion / Eureka Park)Consumer Technology Association
2024-11-01Grand Prize (Minister's Award) at the 22nd Embedded SW CompetitionCoffeebara
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