Conversational AI With Voice That You Speak With

Conversational AI Voice Good conversation with Verneek. Their conversational AI has been deployed in supermarket for 70+ days and getting feedback.  Very impressive since dynamically generated answers are on the table and not picking from a stock stable. The shopper scans a barcode and then conducts voice conversation with AI. No downloading of yet another app no typing,… Read More »

Farmers Fridge Food Vending Fridges

Farmers Fridge Food Vending News – Nice robotic vending for food by Farmers Fridge.  Homepage | Farmer’s Fridge Fresh, Convenient Meals Whether you’re an organization looking to feed your people or looking for a simple way to eat well, we’ve got you covered with ready-to-eat meals. Learn About Fridges Purchase With Purpose We’re thrilled to partner with Feeding America®️ to help reduce hunger in… Read More »

Marijuana Vending Kiosk Comes to Colorado

Marijuana Vending Machine News Feb 2023 — Colorado is home to a first-of-its-kind cannabis digital vending kiosk. The machine currently only takes cash, but later versions will offer digital pay services. There are not immediate plans to take debit/credit because of banking laws. The Safe Banking Act by representative Perlmutter did not get passed. Update on SBA In… Read More »

Automated Retail News Wrapup December

Minnesota Wild and Xcel Energy Center Introduce Wild Market | NHL.com nhl.com – by Minnesota Wild SAINT PAUL, Minn. – A new, convenience-oriented store is coming to Xcel Energy Center. Wild Market, located on the arena’s main concourse near … Self-serve concessions technology now part of Levi’s Stadium offerings – Stadium Tech Report stadiumtechreport.com Stadium Tech Report Stadium… Read More »

NRF 2023 NY

We will be there. NRF Kiosk 2023 The Kiosk Association is again exhibiting at NRF 2023 in New York. Here are some preliminary items. Our portal page on NRF  Click for full size Jan. 14: Opening Party | Jan. 15-17: Conference & Expo Location: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center | New York City Kiosk Association highlights In the Booth – JAWS… Read More »

McDonalds Automated Restaurant in Dallas

McDonald’s Dallas — “That is one big kiosk (and it comes with people inside too!) Hard to miss the flaring  Newsweek 12/22/2022 article — this is one heck of a kiosk, or should we say RMU (robotic merchandising unit).  Essentially a public facing ghost kitchen of sorts. WFAA back in December posted nice video and writeup In Brief… Read More »

Retail Touchscreens by Elo aka Elotouch

Touchscreens for Retail Elo (aka Elotouch) We know touch – it’s our only business. In fact, we invented the touchscreen over 50 years ago and haven’t stopped since. Every 21 seconds, a new Elo Touchscreen is installed somewhere in the world. We obsess over details to exceed the highest quality standards. Description: Our product portfolio includes a broad selection of… Read More »