CANEBOT: A ROBOTIC VENDING MACHINE SERVING FRESH SUGARCANE JUICE

Pune’s Canectar Foods Private Limited has introduced Canebot, a robotic vending machine designed to dispense fresh sugarcane juice.

-  - Nitisha Dubey

Founded in 2018 by Milind Datar and Kirti Datar, Pune-based Canectar Foods Private Limited has developed Canebota robotic vending machine that prepares and serves fresh sugarcane juice. This patented innovation merges robotics, IoT, and Industry 4.0 to deliver a seamless, automated customer experience.

As Milind explains, the name 'Canebot' blends 'cane' from sugarcane and 'bot' from robot.

The Canebot machine is fully operated and managed through software and electronics, seamlessly integrating hardware, software, and IoT (Internet of Things).

Canebot is accessed via a touchscreen interface.

Customers interact with it similarly to an ATM: they select their options and make payments using UPI-only digital payments are accepted, with no cash-and the machine activates once the payment is confirmed. The machine features internal storage akin to an ATM's cash compartment, where an operator loads fresh sugarcane sticks into the refrigerated machine daily, ensuring the cane remains fresh and chilled. Juice is extracted only when ordered, guaranteeing that it is freshly made and naturally chilled due to the pre-cooled sugarcane.