Analysis

May 27, 2021

The big idea: AI that can "taste" coffee

Israeli-Colombian startup Demetria is developing an AI that can analyse unroasted coffee beans to see what kind of brew they will make.


Maija Palmer

5 min read

Welcome to The Big Idea, where each week we pick a company with a weird, wacky or gamechanging notion that could have a massive impact on the world around us if they can turn it into reality.

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