Flying Turtle Specialty Robot Coffee Machine

Rental only — Flying Turtle machines aren’t sold outright, and every machine is fully maintained by us. Contact us to talk it through.

The Flying Turtle Specialty is a fully automated robot coffee machine that makes more than 180 drinks to order: specialty coffee, Thai and jasmine teas, Japanese matcha, hot chocolate, whey protein shakes, dessert drinks, energy drinks and freshly carbonated sodas. Customers order and customise on a large touch screen, pay at the machine or take a printed ticket to pay at your counter, then watch the drink being made. It runs unattended, around the clock, from less than one square metre of floor space.

It is built for sites with steady footfall but no room, staff or budget for a café counter: forecourts and motorway services, offices, universities and schools, hospitals, gyms, hotels, shopping centres, factories and student accommodation. The cabinet was designed by an Italian studio with several Red Dot Design Awards to its name and can be finished to suit the space, and over 300 million cups have been served from Flying Turtle machines across more than seven countries.

For the full drinks menu with nutrition and allergen details, the ingredient suppliers and the site types we’re looking for, see our Flying Turtle overview.

Key features

• 180+ drinks across eight menus — most available hot, iced or as a frappe, and every milky drink has an oat milk version
• Proper ingredients — single origin Arabica (Geisha from El Diviso in Colombia, a Honduras blend and a Brazil Lao natural), Uji and Nishio matcha, cocoa and pure cow’s milk. No creamers.
• Customer customisation — size, sweetness, sweetener (sugar, honey, stevia or zero-calorie syrups), bean origin, intensity, and dairy or oat milk
• Consistent results — precise tamping pressure, stable water temperature and AI-measured recipes, so the same drink comes out the same way every time
• Built-in hygiene — reverse osmosis water passed through a filter and UV steriliser, ice made inside the machine, and the mixing unit flushed with high-pressure boiling water after every drink
• Pay at the machine or at your counter — customers pay on the touch screen, or the machine prints a ticket for them to pay at your till instead
• Fully maintained by us — servicing and maintenance are handled by ADS as part of the rental. Each scheduled visit takes under 45 minutes, roughly every 390 cups, which the manufacturer rates at seven times more efficient than its closest competitor
• Clear dietary information — Halal certified menu, with full nutrition and allergen details shown on screen before ordering
• Repeat custom — reward points bring customers back

The menu

• Coffee — flat white, iced caramel latte, mocha frappe, Greek freddo espresso, sparkling espresso
• Thai & jasmine tea — iced Thai milk tea, jasmine lychee milk tea, dark Thai caramel, Thai lime tea frappe
• Premium matcha — iced matcha latte, strawberry matcha frappe, yuzu matcha latte, espresso matcha
• Milk & cocoa — hot chocolate, iced chocolate caramel, strawberry milk, coconut milk frappe
• Protein shakes — 100% whey protein concentrate, plain or as chocolate, espresso, strawberry and matcha shakes
• Dessert drinks — Oreo Volcano, Biscoff Volcano, strawberry cheesecake, black forest, apple pie crumble
• Energy — the Turtle Power range, straight or flavoured, all allergen-free and under 190 kcal
• Soda & sparkling — sparkling yuzu, lychee and pink limeade, plus flavoured Pepsi Max

Specifications

Available from ADS Coffee Supplies

ADS Coffee Supplies rents and maintains Flying Turtle machines across the UK from our head office in Eastbourne. They’re available on rental only, not to buy outright. We confirm space, power and positioning with you first, then install, configure and maintain the machine for as long as it’s with you. If you’d rather own a machine outright, take a look at our bean to cup coffee machines or the rest of our coffee stations. To talk about your site, call 0800 442299.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I buy a Flying Turtle outright?

No. Flying Turtle machines are rental only, and every one is fully maintained by us for as long as it’s on your site, so there’s no servicing for you to arrange.

Why is there no fixed price shown?

Rental is priced around the site the machine is going into, so we quote individually rather than list a single price. Contact us with your location type and postcode and a member of the team will come back to you. There’s no obligation.

How much space and power does it need?

A minimum footprint of 100 × 75 cm and 190 cm of height, at least 25 cm clearance from walls for ventilation, and a dedicated power supply on a 16A breaker. We confirm all of this at the site assessment.

Does it need staff to run it?

No. Customers order and pay at the machine and drinks are made automatically, day or night. If you’d rather take payment yourself, it can print a ticket for customers to pay at your counter instead. Maintenance is handled by us.

Is it suitable for customers with allergies?

Full nutrition and allergen information is shown on screen for every drink before ordering, the menu is Halal certified, and oat milk covers dairy-free customers. Shared equipment is used for drinks that may contain milk, soy, wheat and gluten, so it isn’t suitable for customers with severe allergies.