Vending and convenience services operators interested in bidding on government service contracts now have a free resource: a request for proposal (RFP) listing on retailsystems.org, (a technology website of the industrygroup.org and sister website of kioskindustry.org). State and local governments release requests for proposal on a regular basis. The RFP list includes: The title of each RFP contract… Read More »
Vending Kiosks and AI Anthropic’s AI vending test draws boos, but tech evolution will bring change. Will AI replace traditional vending businesses? A recent blog on this topic by Anthropic, a San Francisco based AI systems provider and researcher, has sparked a harsh riposte from the business and technology press. The response to the question, “Project Vend: Can… Read More »
Vending Kiosks and More Automation Automation in Modern Vending — As eating habits become less structured and commerce largely goes mobile, self-service is grabbing a bigger role for time-pressed consumers Chances are greater than ever you’ll be getting your next meal from a vending machine. Advances in vending equipment have dovetailed with those in convenience food quality, payment… Read More »
Donatos Pizza taps Appetronix for robotic pizza Donatos Pizza, the pizza restaurant hain, recently opened its first fully autonomous pizza restaurant in June. Donatos and its sister company Agápe Automation partnered with Appetronix to bring the robot operated restaurant to life, according to a companmy press release. The new fully automated restaurant debuted before security in front of… Read More »
Posted on sixteen-nine.net March 2021 Roaming Robots With Screens That Try To Sell More Candy Bars? March 22, 2021 by Dave Haynes Robotics can be absolutely amazing in terms of applications – just consider the Mars rover and the companion helicopter expected to soon start test flights on the Red Planet. Back here on Earth, there are countless great applications… Read More »
From Kiosk Industry May 2020 — Vending sales are expected to accelerate post-pandemic, due to affordability of its footprint and sanitary interface, when compared to a crowded store. Excerpt from Canadian Vending magazine May 2020 — Kiosk sales are expected to accelerate post-pandemic, due to affordability of its footprint and sanitary interface, when compared to a crowded store. Take-Aways Kiosks… Read More »
