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The fresh food frontier, part 1: Compliance before deployment
by Ben Wheeler — Dir. of Business Dev. - Automated Retail, T-ROC
Consumers increasingly expect better food choices in workplaces, hospitals, campuses, residential properties, transportation locations, and other places where…
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Cashierless robot store highlights automation at Beijing conference
August 20, 2026
A cashierless convenience store demonstrated at the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing showed how multiple robots could complete an entire retail…
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NY village unveils self-service canoe rental kiosk
August 20, 2026
The village of Potsdam, New York, has installed a self-service kayak and canoe rental kiosk at Ives Park, with operations expected to begin after officials…
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Sports-betting kiosks could offer path in California
August 20, 2026
Sports-betting kiosks at Del Mar Racetrack could offer California a more limited path toward legal wagering than a statewide mobile market, according to a…
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Sainsbury's pauses facial recognition system after customer wrongly accused
August 19, 2026
British supermarket chain Sainsbury's has temporarily suspended facial recognition technology at its East Dulwich store in London after employees wrongly…
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Charlotte to deploy first smart city kiosk
August 19, 2026
The city of Charlotte, North Carolina, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 20 to mark the installation of the first interactive digital kiosk under its…
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JD.com opens 24-hour robotic coffee shop in Beijing
August 19, 2026
JD.com's 7Fresh Coffee has opened what it describes as the world's first 24-hour intelligent unmanned coffee shop, bringing robotic drink preparation to…
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Self-checkout's labor equation goes beyond cutting cashier hours
by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media
Self-checkout can reduce the labor devoted to conventional cashiering, increase the number of transactions employees can supervise and free associates for…
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Kiosk industry leaders to discuss accessibility with U.S. Access Board
August 18, 2026
Representatives from the Kiosk Manufacturer Association and other industry insiders will meet with U.S. Access Board Executive Director Sachin Dev Pavithran…
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Hanoi pilots AI-powered smart police station kiosk
August 18, 2026
Hanoi has begun testing Vietnam's first Smart Police Station, a 24-hour self-service kiosk at 89 Dinh Tien Hoang St., according to a report in The Star. The…
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Sacoa powers new cashless arcade at Texas theme park
August 18, 2026
Sacoa has installed its cashless technology at Once Upon a Cowboy, a cowboy- and dinosaur-themed entertainment park in Tomball, Texas, according to a press…
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British railway invests $12.2M in ticket vending machines
August 18, 2026
British passenger rail operator Southeastern plans to install more than 200 ticket vending machines across its rail network as part of a $12.2 million…
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The autonomous pivot: What independent retailers should know before going cashierless
by Ben Wheeler — Dir. of Business Dev. - Automated Retail, T-ROC
Computer vision, smart access, sensor-based product tracking, cloud software, and digital payments have made autonomous retail more accessible across…
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WeVend offers payment platform for laundry operators
August 17, 2026
Payment technology provider WeVend has introduced a payment and management platform for unattended laundry operations, giving customers several ways to pay for…
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CardVault by Tom Brady adds investors to fuel national expansion
August 17, 2026
CardVault by Tom Brady has assembled its first strategic investor group as the sports collectibles retailer prepares for further expansion, according to a…
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Two men charged in theft of $5K self-checkout kiosk
August 17, 2026
Two men have been arrested in connection with the theft of a self-checkout kiosk valued at more than $5,000 from a business in Campbell County, Virginia…
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Pennsylvania AI courthouse kiosk project wins national award
August 17, 2026
Chester County, Pennsylvania, has received a Center for Digital Government AI 50 Award for its use of artificial intelligence in a self-service kiosk project…
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Research spotlight: Self-service technology moves deeper into health care
by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media
Two recent research papers illustrate how kiosks and automated dispensing systems could play broader roles in detecting disease, improving access to medication…
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Maternity Care Coalition to launch community care kiosk in Pennsylvania
August 14, 2026
Maternity Care Coalition will launch a Community Care Kiosk in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 18 at YWCA Tri-County Area…
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Amazon expands locker network to more than 750 college locations
August 14, 2026
Amazon has expanded its Locker network to more than 750 locations across more than 500 U.S. college and university campuses, according to a press release. The…
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