Method for producing patterns from milk froth and similar froth-, cream- or powder-like products in the preparation of coffee and similar drinks, according to which milk froth is automatically added to the coffee by a device controlled spatially in two or three coordinate directions, an aesthetically decorative milk froth pattern being produced by mixing the milk froth with the coffee. The device provided for this purpose is made in the form of a robot. It is provided with individually operable articulated arms for guiding a milk froth dispenser in a respective coordinate direction.
