It supports hot liquids, unlike the transparent plastic blender.
Big downside against by the blender metal: the chef cooking, the blender is positioned on top of the robot. Specifically, the work plan height = 85 cm, height of the robot: approx. 60 cm, height of the blender: approx. ... 30 cm When measuring less than 1m85, we must stand on a chair to see inside the blender and watch what happens inside. Not at all practical.
If the blender has a central hole in the lid, about 3 cm, with a small cap, which allows to look inside without removing the cover. Practical: no need to stop the robot to look, nothing spurts since the opening is small. It's well thought out.
Had it not been the difficulty of access to the blender, I would have put 5 stars.