Bengaluru's automatic panipuri kiosk impresses internet: 'HSR is living in 2050'

An automatic panipuri vending kiosk in Bengaluru's HSR Layout has caught the internet's fancy. Set up by What The Flavours (WTF) startup, the stall has a staffer who prepares a regular plate of puri and its spicy fillings and offers it to the customers who can then take their choice of the paani or tamarind water using the pipes attached to the structure.

The structure is fitted with pipes and sensors that can identify when the snack is held underneath it and dispenses the flavoured water accordingly. Customers can take as much or as little of it as they want.

Impressed with the innovation, an X user called it a "peak Bengaluru moment".

The post attracted several requests for the location of the kiosk. But this "automatic" stall, is not unique to Bengaluru. What The Flavours (WTF) has set up franchisees in several locations in Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra. Two of their outlets in Madurai and Kurur were launched last week. Moreover, in one of its social media posts, the startup claimed that they build all the kiosks in-house.