Knowing how daunting it can be to make your own tea, he decided to build a little robot to help out. His automated tea maker is quite simple, but effective. The device runs off of an Arduino Nano.

Whether they're hesitant about the idea or are holding out for a groundbreaking tea-making machine, we can't say for sure.

It takes about 25 cranks of the static electricity-producing machine to build up enough energy to attempt lasing. Want to make your own TEA laser, perhaps in a different configuration?

In the UK, the De’Longhi La Specialista Opera retails at £799 and is available from De’Longhi direct, John Lewis & Partners, ...