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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AI age verification opens self-service opportunities
by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media
Retailers, regulators and technology providers are deploying systems that can estimate a customer's age in seconds, determine whether additional identification is needed and connect the decision to a transaction.
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5 small kiosk trends worth watching
by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media
Artificial intelligence may dominate the conversation around self-service, but many of the technologies quietly reshaping kiosk deployments have nothing to do with chatbots or generative AI.
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Blood pressure kiosks bring free heart screenings to Charlotte YMCAs
The American Heart Association - Greater Charlotte and the YMCA of Greater Charlotte have installed self-service blood pressure kiosks at four YMCA locations…
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Kiosk Hardware / Kiosk Components
Self-service kiosk hardware includes the base that holds the kiosk, the digital screen, the controls and the actual computer itself, along with the components.
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