The gist of it is that a compact robot arm is put into the drop area of a vending machine. After the flap is closed the wired remote control is used to raise up the telescoping arm, and grip the ...

Robotic automation in the food industry is ... the team created a 12-square foot vending machine that prepares restaurant-quality burgers in under four minutes. Unlike traditional restaurants ...

There is one robotic employee, though, that is almost always greeted with a smile and possibly, a sigh of relief: the humble vending machine. It knows its lane and excels in it, due to its ability ...

This week PerceptIn, a Chinese robotics company with Silicon Valley offices, introduced the DragonFly Intelligent Advertising Vehicle, a self-driving vending machine and mobile advertising unit.

"This is more convenient, faster and reassuring than ordering takeout," said Wang, adding that these robots will not only be used in restaurants in the future, but can also be helpful in public places ...

It’s a monstrous thing that stands taller and about three times wider than traditional vending machines, and it could hold up to 320 tapes in its robotic magazine. It’s got lashings of ...