vending machines

Building-Sized Vending Machine Drops Doritos On Demand

Building-Sized Vending Machine Drops Doritos On Demand

A Raspberry Pi is at the heart of the world’s largest vending machine, which is six stories tall and can drop 800 bags of chips.

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Custom “Makey” Mold-a-Rama Toy

Custom “Makey” Mold-a-Rama Toy

Blow-molded Maker Faire mascot figure from special die prepared for MFBA 2014.

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Remaking a Contemporary Classic: The Mold-a-Rama Machine

Remaking a Contemporary Classic: The Mold-a-Rama Machine

A Disney imagineer’s take on the legendary injection-molding vending machine.

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The Dreambox is a 3D Printing Vending Machine

The Dreambox is a 3D Printing Vending Machine

Last week I caught up with Richard Berwick, co-founder of the Dreambox, at UC Berkeley. The Dreambox is a 3D Printing vending machine.

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The Biblio-Mat: A Random Book Dispensing Machine

The Biblio-Mat: A Random Book Dispensing Machine

The Monkey’s Paw is an antiquarian bookstore in Toronto that now also houses the world’s first randomizing vending machine for old books — the Biblio-mat.

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