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.

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.

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.

Nigeria powers youth businesses with 50 solar kiosks

Nigeria's Nasarawa State has distributed 50 solar-powered digital business kiosks to young entrepreneurs as the pilot phase of an economic empowerment program…

Retail Kiosks & Self-Service

Retail locations are the most common venues for self-service kiosks. Customers at these locations use kiosks to browse inventory, learn about products and in some cases place orders.