1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (188+ words) The candy-bar brand Oh Henry! will introduce its first Grumble-Activated Vending Machine at Union Station in Toronto, offering commuters and other visitors a chance to receive free candy bars by making a stomach-grumbling sound, according to a blogTO report. The…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (191+ words) T-ROC Global will deploy and operate as many as 1,000 California Pizza Kitchen automated retail machines nationwide over the next three years under a new partnership with the restaurant brand, according to a press release. The machines will target airports, universities,…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (285+ words) A cashierless convenience store demonstrated at the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing showed how multiple robots could complete an entire retail transaction, according to a Mail Business report. After a customer ordered at a kiosk, one robot collected products from…...

1+ week, 41+ min ago   (342+ words) JD.com's 7Fresh Coffee has opened what it describes as the world's first 24-hour intelligent unmanned coffee shop, bringing robotic drink preparation to Beijing's Galaxy SOHO, according to a Global Times report. The automated location uses robots throughout the process, from…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (175+ words) Vending Times Robotic Dippin' Dots vending machine nominated for Connecticut award Connecticut manufacturer Chapco Inc.'s DIVI robotic vending machine has been named one of 16 nominees in the CBIA Foundation's Coolest Thing Made in Connecticut contest, according to a WTNH…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1061+ words) July 24, 2026 by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media Morrison Healthcare and food robotics company Blendid have deployed a robotic smoothie kiosk at Mayo Clinic's Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minnesota, bringing automated beverage preparation into a hospital production kitchen. The companies said…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (218+ words) Cities across China are deploying AI-powered robotic barber kiosks that use 3D scanning and robotic cutting technology to provide automated haircuts at a low cost, according to a report appearing on the Pakistani news site The Truth International. The kiosks scan…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (210+ words) Vending Times Automated Retail Technologies partners with White Castle White Castle has formed an exclusive partnership with Automated Retail Technologies, LLC to expand distribution of its signature Sliders through hot-food automated kiosks. The initiative marks a strategic move beyond the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (299+ words) A Dallas liquor store is testing a new automated retail concept that replaces traditional shelving with a robotic fulfillment system, according to a Dallas Observer report. Goody-Goody Liquor, a family-owned business founded in 1964, has introduced the technology at its Greenville…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (107+ words) Rollney Singapore, a dessert brand, has launched a fully robotic soft-serve ice cream vending machine. The system demonstrates the company's commitment to "redefining how Singaporeans experience indulgence," according to a press release. Each vending machine is equipped with robotics that…...