Automatic beverage machine

A beverage making system that uses a beverage pod to create a beverage, comprising:

• a water reservoir coupled to a beverage reservoir, wherein the beverage reservoir is at least partially surrounded by an outer covering that is separate from the beverage reservoir, the beverage reservoir comprises an inlet to receive unheated water from the water reservoir, and the beverage reservoir is configured to store the beverage therein while the beverage is prepared;
• the inlet comprising a nozzle disposed within the beverage reservoir and configured to spray water directly into the beverage reservoir;
• an outlet coupled with the beverage reservoir and comprising an electromechanical actuator to actuate the outlet to dispense the beverage in the beverage reservoir, the electromechanical actuator configured to allow the beverage reservoir to store the beverage prior to actuation;
• a pod receiving compartment coupled directly to the beverage reservoir, the pod receiving compartment being coupled with a piston mechanism;
• a heater incorporated into the beverage reservoir and configured to add heat to the beverage reservoir;
• wherein the beverage pod is placed into the pod receiving compartment and the piston mechanism is configured to compress the beverage pod within the pod receiving compartment to empty the beverage pod's contents into the beverage reservoir;
• a compressed pod compartment positioned below the pod receiving compartment and configured to receive the beverage pod after the piston mechanism has compressed the beverage pod and has subsequently retracted;
• wherein the piston mechanism is further configured to extend into the pod receiving compartment such that at least one surface of the piston mechanism reaches the beverage reservoir;
• and
• a rotatable blade disposed within the beverage reservoir, wherein the rotatable blade is activated to mix water from the water reservoir with the contents of the beverage pod to create the beverage.