This yr at CES, Kara Water debuted the Kara Pod, a combo espresso brewer and air-to-water countertop machine. The Kara Pod takes firm core know-how, which turns humidity from the air into consuming water, and combines it with a espresso machine that may produce as much as virtually a gallon of water (3.2 liters) per day, which can be utilized as consuming water or for brewing espresso.

Kara Water was based in 2017 by Cody Sooden and Michael Di Giovanna. The 2 needed to create a machine that might produce clear consuming water freed from contaminants. Sooden’s curiosity within the know-how began after he started experimenting with capturing water from air whereas finding out structure. He ultimately wrote a analysis paper on harvesting moisture from the air, which in the end grew to become the genesis of the corporate’s know-how.

Kara Water isn’t the primary firm to indicate off water-from-air know-how at CES. We’ve seen Watergen debut a working mannequin in 2020, and Zero Mass Water, which makes use of solar energy to seize moisture and switch it into consuming water, confirmed off its machine at CES 2019. However that is the primary countertop equipment mannequin we’ve seen and the primary time we’ve seen air-to-water mixed with a espresso machine.

In line with Sooden, the Kara Pod will begin delivery in March for $299. You’ll be able to watch our interview with Sooden under.

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