🧣🧤 Public health officials in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, have restocked public health vending machines in Appleton and Grand Chute with free cold-weather gear to help residents stay warm during winter conditions.

🔑🤝 KeyMe Locksmiths significantly expanded nationwide access to its self-service key duplication kiosks in 2025 through a series of new and expanded partnerships with major retailers.

🎰🪪 The Texas Lottery self-service vending machines now require one extra step for ticket buyers. They'll need to scan their government photo ID when using the vending machines.

🚗🖥️ Coral Springs, Florida, will introduce vehicle registration kiosks at spots around the community. With these kiosks, residents can skip the line at government offices.

🏛️📲 Officials in Lakewood Township, New Jersey have expanded access to self-service payment kiosks for property tax bills ahead of the Feb. 1, 2026 first-quarter payment deadline.

📚✨ Carver Elementary School in Meridian, Miss., has introduced a new Book Nook vending machine that allows students to earn free books by reading outside of class.

🚙🛒 Broward County, Florida, is unveiling a vehicle registration kiosk at Sedano's Supermarket. With this kiosk, residents can pay for and print out vehicle registration documents.

📱💳 More than 80,000 restaurants and bars used unmanned payment kiosks in South Korea, according to the 2024 Service Industry Survey Results.

🤝🐶 Two Atlanta organizations have teamed up to help families with financial or housing instability keep their pets during hard times by providing free pet food via a vending machine.

💊✨ One of the fastest-growing vending applications today is in the public health space, with announcements of the deployment of naloxone-dispensing machines appearing in the press nearly every day.

🪙🛡️ As Vermont lawmakers prepare for their next legislative session, advocacy group AARP Vermont is pushing for restrictions and tighter oversight on cryptocurrency kiosks, citing growing concerns about consumer fraud particularly among older adults.

🏛️🎁 A collectible vending machine operated by Lucky Box Vending has appeared in the Pentagon food court offering visitors the chance to win rare Pokémon cards and sports memorabilia through a randomized purchase.

🤖 Zeroth Robotics has launched interactive AI robots in the U.S., for both consumers and commercial buyers. The lineup of five robots is designed for both families and businesses.

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🏥📚 New Orleans East Hospital has partnered with The Center for Literacy and Learning to install a book vending machine in the hospital's Emergency Department, giving children a free book after receiving medical care.

♻️🌎 Wane County, Wisconsin has launched a composting program that allows residents to drop off food scraps at 24-hour kiosks. The goal is to keep organic material out of landfills while promoting more sustainable waste management practices.

♻️🚉 The Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, a government agency that handles urban public transport in Malaysia, has launched reverse vending machines to drive greater recycling. The machines are located at high traffic transit locations.

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🏢🛰️ MaxBotix unveiled its ProxiView-EZ Series for presence detection at kiosks and smart buildings. It can detect people from 1 millimeter to 5 meters away. https://t.co/7cp1RWgHWb

🤖🍫 Sweet Robo will debut its robotic vending machine ChocPrint, which produces chocolate shapes and logos. This 3D chocolate printing machine is built to engage customers.