It was a hot Thursday afternoon in Washington, and Coco was misbehaving.

Outside JINYA Ramen Bar on 14th Street NW, restaurant manager Thomas Pham was struggling to open up the lid on a pink-and-orange robot from a company called Coco Robotics.

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It was a hot Thursday afternoon in Washington, and Coco was misbehaving.

Outside JINYA Ramen Bar on 14th Street NW, restaurant manager Thomas Pham was struggling to open up the lid on a pink-and-orange robot from a company called Coco Robotics.

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