On December 16, 1884, 134 years ago today, William Henry Fruen, of Minneapolis, patented his "Automatic Liquid-Drawing Device." Designed to look like a building, Fruen's device dispensed mineral water ...

A DIY Raspberry Pi vending machine has been created by Christopher Natan using a little Arduino programming and hardware. Full instructions on how the project is created have kindly been published to ...

Vending machines take in an estimated $20 billion to $30 billion in annual gross sales in the United States, the National Automatic Merchandising Association reports. Learning how to get an ...

For a vending machine, Sally makes a mean salad. On a visit to Chowbotics’ Bay Area headquarters in March, back when in-person visits were still possible, I tapped my order on Sally’s touchscreen.

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Farmer’s Fridge now has a 100,000-square-foot kitchen near Midway Airport and thousands of locations across 20 states selling salads to millions of customers.

This post is part of Nosh, a special pop-up blog about snacks. Read more here. For proof that a heist needn’t involve jewels, paintings, or bank vaults to qualify among history’s greatest, look no ...

Separating from the military can be a tricky experience for anyone, especially if you're unsure of what you want to do. It's hard to make an investment in time and money on an education or job if you ...

Vending machines are modern marvels that emphasize convenience. You insert money into either a coin or a dollar bill slot, punch in the code of the item you want, and then repeat the process all over ...

Aslak de Silva, CEO of Selfly Store, works with customers in 20+ countries generating revenue with data and intelligent vending machines. As technology continues to change retail, vending machines ...

LEGO has hit it out of the park with its latest Ideas set, which features a DIY vending machine that actually works, releasing 16 minifigure capsules. This article contains affiliate links, which ...