Murphy USA to test White Castle kiosks at convenience stores

August 24, 2026

Murphy USA plans to introduce automated White Castle food kiosks at select larger-format convenience stores, according to a CSP Daily News report, giving…

What's Next for Grocery: Kroger and Toshiba Talk AI, Computer Vision, & Smarter In-Store Experience

AI and computer vision are creating new opportunities to transform grocery operations and customer experiences. This video explores how Kroger and Toshiba…

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…

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…

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…

INA3609 1U Network Appliance for High-Performance Secure Networking

Powered by 14th Gen Intel Core processors with 10GbE, PCIe Gen5, network bypass, and redundant power for secure, high-performance networking

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Senoia Rotary Club donates pharmaceutical disposal kiosk to city

August 14, 2026

The Rotary Club of Senoia has donated a pharmaceutical disposal kiosk to the city of Senoia, Georgia, according to a report in The Citizen, giving residents a…

Help shape the 2026 Kiosk Marketplace Census

August 13, 2026

Kiosk Marketplace is inviting kiosk operators, deployers, suppliers and other industry professionals to participate in the 2026 Kiosk Marketplace Census Survey.

HID, Soloinsight, CTS strengthen visitor check-in kiosk security

August 13, 2026

HID has integrated its ATOM document reader and U.ARE.U facial recognition module with Soloinsight's CloudGate visitor management platform and a self-service…

Estonia pharmacy vending machine bill adds competition safeguards

August 12, 2026

Estonia's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications wants the proposed pharmacy vending machine law to include a post-implementation review conducted by…