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Arkansas airport to offer robotic coffee kiosk

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July 4, 2023

Visitors to Northwest Arkansas National Airport will be able go through security with a guest pass and enjoy coffee from a robotic coffee kiosk, beginning later this month, according to an arkansasonline.com report.

Amenities past security have previously been reserved for passengers with boarding passes.

Visitors will be able to register for a guest pass in the downstairs lobby at the TSA PreCheck application desk, then go through TSA security.

The Bionics By Onyx coffee kiosk in Concourse A next to Smokewood American Grill uses a Cafe X coffee robot to prepare and serve coffee by the cup operated by Onyx Coffee Lab.

Users will place orders at a touchscreen and the coffee robot will prepare their order. Customers will be able to watch the robot at work through a glass panel.