Nominations open for 2026 Automated Retail & Kiosk Innovation Awards
by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media
The organizers of the Automated Retail & Kiosk Innovation (ARKI) Show are accepting nominations for the 2026 ARKI Awards, recognizing the companies, products, deployments and technologies driving innovation across the automated retail, kiosk, vending and self-service industries.
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Morrison Healthcare, Blendid bring robotic smoothie kiosk to patient nutrition
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.
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Studies examine how self-service technology can expand health care access
by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media
This edition of our academic research roundup looks at two studies exploring how kiosks and vending machines could remove barriers to care in very different settings.
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Five Star Breaktime Solutions acquires Weber Custom Vending
Five Star Breaktime Solutions has acquired Weber Custom Vending, expanding its vending and micro market operations in the Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, areas…
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Music & Games
Music and game machines include juke boxes, video games, pinball machines, kiddie rides, crane "claw" machines and lottery machines. Music and game operators often manage amusement centers and arcades.
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