I believe coffee enthusiasts here all know James Hoffman's YouTube channel already, but for the others, it's really worth your time and it might even get you seriously into coffee (especially if you have a hacker mindset), or at least, into James Hoffmann ;).
And of course once you start watching James Hoffman's videos and seriously get into coffee, you'll quickly realize that high-quality coffee making is [currently] simply not automatable.
What's interesting is that the mechanics are totally automatable (a coffee machine is "just" a boiler, pump, and particle filter, after all - add a grinder if you want that too). And there are some very good machines out there that will do this.
The problem is that there are a lot of variables in a recipe that are tuned to the particular coffee so if you automate the entire brew, the person using the machine needs to tune all those variables. And the process being automated is so simple that you're not saving time or trouble.
The more interesting capsule coffee makers scan the capsule to tune the brew parameters for the particular coffee being brewed, but it's obviously a lot more expensive than a pour over and kettle.
See for example these playlists:
- The AeroPress Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxz0FjZMVOl2858ytsWi9...
- The Moka Pot Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxz0FjZMVOl1Zot3qiJ-w...
- Understanding Espresso: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxz0FjZMVOl3MuAzK5l3g...
- A Beginner's Guide to Coffee: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxz0FjZMVOl0sUXHoxf7s...
- Weird Coffee Science: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxz0FjZMVOl1Dmfogt84Q...
- Classics of Coffee: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxz0FjZMVOl1o_0fuLmLE...
I'll stop here but really the whole channel is awesome and interesting.