The vending machines harken back to the Automat, a 20th-century fast-food restaurant that featured cubbyholes with food items behind glass doors. Put coins in a slot and the door would open for a ...

An outdoor museum of vending machines in northeastern Japan that opened in March is seeking to showcase the country's ...

The term vending machine conjures up images of dropping coins in a slot to buy cola, candy or chips. That's so 20th century. Today's newest vending machines are high-tech "automated kiosks" that ...

Today’s news that Best Buy is to put vending machines into airports got me thinking about these automated, mechanical stores. Vending machines can be incredibly useful if they are put in the ...

Automated machines, in contrast, ... Japan has one vending machine for about every 23 people, Mr. Salyers said. The country’s population density, ...

Vending machines are also now considered high art. An image of a snow-covered vending machine by photographer Eiji Ohashi auctioned in London for more than $40,000.