Las Vegas: idX and Teknovation released their Shop Robotic vending system at the 2007 Globalshop show. The sleek eight-foot kiosk was displayed vending everything from iPods to shampoo and laundry detergent. idX created the enclosure, while teknovation developed the vending software and vacuum distribution arm.
Teknovation president Jason Rawding says the vending kiosk rivals those of San Francisco-based Zoom Systems, although the Shop Robotic presents the products directly against the glass and under bright LED lighting.
The vending kiosk has been tested in a Ramada hotel in England, but Alister Comrie of idX says the company is planning to distribute the Shop Robotic in the US immediately.
