We take on a challenging vending machine puzzle, breaking down the strategy and clever mechanics behind its creative solution.

A fried chicken vending machine has begun operating in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union at the University of California, Berkeley. The machine, dubbed brd BOT, serves made-to-order popcorn ...

Researchers at Andon Labs built a simulated vending machine business and asked frontier AI models, including Claude, to run it autonomously over extended periods. The results expose a troubling ...

Josh Rosenberg, founder of Forward Thinkers, outlines challenges the self-service and automation industry and what operators need to do to overcome those challenges during a keynote at the 2025 ...

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