[wnesensohn]

Indeed, the Robot is a wonderful piece of good old engineering, and it makes fantastic espresso without much fuss. Haven't had to do any maintenance since I got it, almost four years ago.

And best of all, shameless plug ahead: It's easy to hack, for example if you want to add much needed electronics, like I did with this scale here: https://youtu.be/awvB3pJCmEo (Oh the irony, but some things just need to be done.)