Manus Fellow Event｜From Physical to Digital: Scaling F&B Tech with AI
Details
Building a hardware startup is notoriously hard. But what if AI could handle the heavy lifting on the software, sales, and design side—so you could focus on the physical engineering?
Join us for an intimate, tear-down style workshop with Ricky Chan, Co-founder and CEO of XOXO Beverages (Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia). Ricky’s company is revolutionizing F&B with the AIoT Cocktail machine, an automated bartending robot. But behind the hardware is a powerful, agentic software stack.
In this session, Ricky will open up his laptop and show exactly how he uses Manus to act as a sales agent, automate quotation designs, and rapidly prototype web apps—without being a software developer.
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What's happening
This isn't a high-level keynote; it's a practical look under the hood of a growing hardware startup.
The evening will focus on two core tear-downs:
- The Sales & Growth Engine: How to use an AI agent to automate the tedious process of creating customized quotes, proposals, and B2B F&B sales outreach.
- The Rapid Prototyping Playbook: How a mechanical engineer uses Manus to quickly spin up web prototypes to test ideas, and generate the perfect prompts to feed into other coding agents.
The evening runs in two parts:
- The Workshop / Tear-down: Ricky shares his journey and walks through his actual Manus workflows live. Lester Chan will co-host, drawing parallels between AIoT and smart facilities.
- Networking & Cocktails: A full hour dedicated to connecting with like-minded founders, builders, and innovators. (And yes, there will be drinks).
Who is this for
Founders, builders, hardware engineers, and creative professionals looking to modernize their operations. Whether you are in F&B, PropTech, or general tech, if you want to learn how to use autonomous agents to scale your output, this is for you.
Why it matters
AI isn't just for software companies anymore. The ability to use AI agents to automate sales pipelines and rapid prototype software is the ultimate leverage for founders building in the physical world.
This event gives you a front-row seat to how the next generation of Asian innovators is merging physical engineering with autonomous AI workflows to build faster and smarter.
Organised by
Hosted by Manus Fellow Lester Chan, in partnership with Conjecture Ventures and XOXO Beverages.
Date & Time: August 6, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Sea View Estate, 4–6 Watson Road, North Point, Hong Kong (Full address will be shared on successful registration)
Note: Space is highly limited to ensure an intimate, conversational atmosphere.