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SOAVI 
SOAVI is an automated syrup dispenser designed for Starbucks* to streamline drink making, increase consistency, and consolidate syrups for efficiency 





*Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored project and not officially affiliated with Starbucks Coffee Company, all logos/images used for nominative, non-commercial, and demonstration purposes only as student work



Product Innovation, 3D Modeling (SolidWorks), Keyshot Render & Animation, Design Research, CMF 
Course: Product Design 4
Time frame: 14 Weeks (05.2024)
Professor: Joseph Choi


BRAND RESEARCH




STARBUCKS
Founded in 1971, Starbucks pioneered coffee culture in America and has become a cultural marker of the working class. Starbucks has over 32,000+ stores gobally and brings in 9.3 Billion in revenue (2023)


PARTNERS
(employees)
However, Starbucks partners have been facing various issues in their working conditions


IN-STORE
OBSERVATIONS


Work stations get cluttered quickly
Hard to reach and makes a mess easily



RESEARCH TAKEAWAYS




Starbucks has 80,000+ drink combinations!!! 
  
That’s a lot of syrup pumping
          and repetitive motion injuries













How can we design a workflow that allows for more ergonomic
and efficient drink-making at Starbucks?











CONCEPT IDEATION 
& PROTYPING 




FORM DEVELOPMENT            

CAD MODELING


FINAL DESIGN



FUNCTION

A STEP BY STEP 
The syrup will automatically dispense when the QR code is processed 
Partners can also manually dispense syrups via the touchscreen


CMF

Soft Siren Theme 




Romantic Reserve Theme







CMF SUSTAINABILITY GOALS

 



ORTHOGRAPHICS



INTERNAL MECHANISMS, ORTHOGRAPHICS & 3D PRINTED MOCK UP (1/5 SCALE)


SOAVI


meaning gentle in Italian



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