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Queue raises $12.6M to expand robotic pharmacy kiosks
July 1, 2026
Palo Alto-based startup Queue has raised $12.6 million in seed funding to accelerate deployment of its autonomous pharmacy kiosks, which are designed to…
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Maryland county deploys 24/7 naloxone vending machines
July 1, 2026
The Howard County Health Department in Maryland has installed two outdoor vending machines that provide free, 24/7 access to naloxone and other…
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UK entrepreneur rolls out vending machine for baby necessities
July 1, 2026
A Dundee, Scotland, entrepreneur has launched what she believes is the U.K.'s first vending machine dedicated to baby essentials, according to a Yahoo News…
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NYC expands public health vending to Staten Island
June 30, 2026
New York City has opened its first publicly supported health vending machines on Staten Island, according to a press release, providing free, 24/7 access to…
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UAE school use facial recognition to promotes healthy vending
June 29, 2026
A school in the United Arab Emirates has been shortlisted for the Supporting Healthy Lives award in the World's Best School Prizes after students developed an…
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What the latest academic research says about kiosks and vending machines
by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media
Three recent studies examine topics ranging from customer acceptance of self-service kiosks to AI-powered healthcare kiosks and the growing role of vending…
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Estonia moves toward self-service medication dispensing
June 25, 2026
The country of Estonia in northern Europe is considering legislation that would allow pharmacies to deploy self-service vending machines capable of dispensing…
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Pennsylvania county grows self-service health kiosk program
June 24, 2026
Delaware County, Pennsylvania, is continuing to expand its "Test & Go" public health kiosk program with additional installations at a transit hub and…
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India railway partners on massive hygiene vending deployment
June 24, 2026
Indus Towers, one of India's largest telecom tower operators, has partnered with Northern Railways to install 500 IoT-enabled sanitary napkin vending machines…
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Missouri county rolls out first of 3 healthcare vending machines
June 24, 2026
The Osage Ambulance District's Mobile Integrated Healthcare program has installed the first of three healthcare vending machines planned for central Missouri…
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Minnesota city council boosts vending restrictions
June 19, 2026
The city council in Superior, Minnesota, has expanded restrictions on vending machine sales by adopting an ordinance that bans the sale of all age-restricted…
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Technology meets public health in South Carolina
June 16, 2026
Innovative Solutions Consulting & Counseling Group, working with the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund and the City of Columbia Office of Neighborhood…
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Japanese-style vending machines spark concerns in Australia
June 16, 2026
Japanese-style Gachapon toy vending machines are drawing attention in Australia as their popularity grows among children and families, according to a Yahoo…
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Florida clinic pilots prescription vending
June 15, 2026
Lee Health has partnered with Vend-Rx to install a prescription dispensing vending machine at its Convenient Care clinic on Pine Island Road in Cape Coral…
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Georgia builds statewide naloxone access network
June 12, 2026
A new outdoor naloxone vending machine has been installed outside Little Five Points Pharmacy in Atlanta as part of a statewide effort to expand…
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InventHelp inventor develops vending machine for feminine hygiene products
June 10, 2026
An inventor from Lake Stevens, Washington, has developed a concept for a new vending machine designed to provide women with convenient access to feminine…
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Hygiene vending machine helps meet basic needs for North Carolina youth
June 9, 2026
The Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County, North Carolina, has installed a vending machine that provides free hygiene products to young people, according…
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Another locality sees overdose deaths decline after Narcan vending rollout
June 8, 2026
Eight months after launching a network of naloxone vending machines, officials in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, say the program is showing promising results…
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New Orleans health groups launch reproductive care vending machine
May 20, 2026
Seven reproductive health advocacy organizations have launched a free healthcare vending machine inside the New Orleans Healing Center, offering birth control…
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Wisconsin county adds free gun locks to health vending machines
May 12, 2026
Officials in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, have expanded a public health vending machine initiative to include free gun trigger locks and cable locks aimed at…
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