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The World’s First Automated Tea Brewer to be Showcased at CES 2022 in Las Vegas

Tea is the most popular beverage in the world after water. But tea industry was always behind its biggest rivalry, Coffee when it comes to innovations. During 5000 years of long history, tea industry had only very few product and technical innovations. Continuous innovation is vital for the betterment of any industry. As Monica Petrucci reported to Reviewed, Switzerland-based start-up Brü is showcasing what the firm describes as “the world’s first automated tea brewer” at CES 2022 in Las Vegas.

According to Brü’s founder and CEO Bogdan Krinitchko, innovation in the tea sector had been lacking when it came to sustainability and convenience. “We have kettles and capsule machines—that’s it,” says Krinitchko. “When I thought about how many machines there are for coffee, I knew there was a great opportunity to bring convenience, consistency and sustainability to the world of tea.”

Image Credit: BRU

How It Works

Once the back tank is filled with water, the given stainless steel spoon and sieve can be used to insert the desired amount of either loose leaf (ideally) or bagged tea. Then, the dial and screen on the front of the brewer guide users through a customized cup, where users are able to adjust the water volume, brewing time, and preferred temperature. The machine then counts down the time until the cup is ready to sip.

This brewer offers more personalized results for the finicky tea lover. It also includes a self-cleaning brewing chamber and dishwasher-safe removable parts to simplify upkeep. The brewing machine boasts being a more sustainable option, minimizing excess water from overfilling kettles, and eliminating the waste which comes from traditional capsule brewing—though it may not necessarily affect the carbon footprints of loose-leaf sippers who are already mindful of water levels.

The sleek-looking machine will be available in red, grey, black, and chrome colors for $299 at select retailers, as well as its own online store, in the early months of 2022.

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References

  1. Main Source: https://www.reviewed.com/small-appliances/news/automated-tea-machine-wants-change-way-you-brew
  2. Company Website: https://bru.shop/
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This Portable Tea Set Lets You Brew A Single Serving of Tea !

Continuous innovation is so vital for the betterment of any industry. No exception in tea industry as well. But most innovations pollutes / dilutes the originality of the core product. But this newly invented Pocket Tea Set crafted by the Chinese firm, Yanko Design is an exception. There is nothing better than a freshly brewed pot of tea. This really challenges the notion of the way kettles look and function. It also deviates from the standard practice of having a kettle-body, a spout, and a handle, this Tea Set abstracts the form while keeping the function intact. It has been designed to be small enough to carry on the go, its brews you a single serving of freshly brewed tea with a unique form that makes it convenient and joy to brew tea at any place or location.

Image Credit: Yanko Design (YD)

The kettle inside the pocket tea set comes with a revolved form, with a distinct rim around the sides, and with perforations running around that. The rim serves as a visual indication of where the kettle and the kettle’s cover meet, while its protruding shape means that it always remains cool to the touch, no matter how hot your tea inside the kettle is. Perforations run along the circumference of the rim, that means the Kettle has got the ability to hold and use either which way, and all the drinker needs to do is to grab it by the sides and tilt it over and the freshly brewed tea strains through, leaving the leaves behind. The tea set comes with two cups too, which nest inside the kettle when it’s not in use, and a hard-shell case which fits all parts in, allow the drinker to carry a complete tea-brewing kit with him / her in the palm of hand!

This amazing Pocket Tea Set has also won the Golden Pin Design Award for the year 2020.

Credit must go to designers: Tai-Ming Wei, Rong-Hui Lin, Bo-Kai Yang & Chun-Yu Wu

Hopefully this great innovative tea set will be available in the market for online and offline purchasing sooner.

Learn More About Yanko Design: https://www.yankodesign.com/

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References

  1. Original Post: https://www.yankodesign.com/2020/12/10/this-portable-kettle-lets-you-brew-and-drink-a-single-serving-of-tea-wherever-you-are/
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HACKLET 121 – Tea Hacks: Four Impressive Technical Innovations for Tea

Since it’s discovery by the Chinese emperor Shen Nong, tea was refreshing the man kind for generations. This 5000 year old drink eventually became the most popular beverage in the world after water. Largest tea producing nations in the world namely China and India are consuming most of their teas with in the country. Therefore tea is not traded around the world as coffee. As a result, tea industry is way behind coffee when it comes to innovations. In fact tea professionals are following coffee innovations. Anyway I would like to bring you 4 interesting technical innovations related to tea. The development of all these 4 items have been done about 4 years ago.

1. Tea Pi

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This set us is designed to emulate commercial tea makers costing hundreds of dollars. The heart of the operation is a Raspberry Pi, making this one of the first Linux powered tea makers we’ve ever heard of. An Adafruit PowerSwitch Tail allows the Pi to control a standard tea kettle. The Pi monitors water temperature with a temperature sensor. A simple servo drops a tea basket into the water for brewing. When the time is up, the servo pulls the basket up and the tea is ready to serve. They had also planned to add voice control to his tea creation.

2.  ChaiBot. 

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This device was designed by [Adrian’s] son [Oliver] to combat a common issue. Both father and son would pour cups of tea, then get involved in a project. By the time they came back, they had ink. ChaiBot steeps the tea for a set amount of time, stirring every minute. The mechanics of the project came from an old CD-ROM drive. A PIC16F887 runs the show, ensuring the steep time is accurate, and activating the motor drive. When the tea is done, an ESP8266 sends a push notification to the user’s phone. The project is housed in a wooden case that fits perfectly on the kitchen counter.

3. Eye-O-Tea.

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With this gadget, Our tea cup can join the Internet of Things. This equipment essentially is a web connected coaster with temperature monitoring built right in. Temperature is measured with a Melexis thermometer. An Arduino Pro Mini reads the temperature and passes it on to a WiFi module. The entire device is powered by a LiPo battery, and neatly housed in a gutted cup warmer. On the cloud side, we can use ThinkSpeak and freeboard.io to make an interface we can access with the mobile phone. If the tea is too hot, Eye-O-Tea will let us know. It will also send us an SMS if we forgot our cup and it’s going cold.

4. Camper Induction Cooker,

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A 2016 Hackaday Prize entry. [Siggi] wanted hot liquids on the go, but he didn’t want to fool around with heating elements. An induction heater was the way to go. A Cypress PSOC micro controls the system. Metal travel style mugs can be used without modification. For ceramic or plastic mugs (Tea With Nipun never recommend plastic mugs since those plastic micro particles can come in to the hot brew), a metal washer (hopefully coated with something food safe) acts as an immersion heater. The project is definitely a bit unwieldy at the moment, but I could see [Siggi’s] idea being incorporated into automotive cup holders. [Siggi] put his project on hold. I hope seeing his work on the front page will get development moving again.

One might argue saying that there is nothing better than a freshly brewed tea pot with loose leaf tea. That’s quite true but technical innovations are also vital for the betterment of any industry. Therefore as tea industry professionals we should have strategies to attract innovative people to the industry. These 4 Innovations are quite interesting, aren’t they ?

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References

Main Source: https://hackaday.com/2016/08/20/hacklet-121-tea-hacks/