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OT-2026-000000593

Vending machine for dispensing food

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Robotics & Automation › Robot Architectures
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US-2026102922-A1, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 16 April 2026
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Abstract

A food vending machine for dispensing food items, including a machine frame, a product display for storing food items, an image processing system for optically detecting a spatial arrangement of food items, a manipulator for handling food items, and a manipulator control for controlling the manipulator depending on the spatial arrangement of the food items. The manipulator control is coupled to the image processing system and the manipulator includes an intermediate storage for the intermediate storage of a selection of food items provided by the manipulator and for the transport of the selection of food items to a packaging unit or to a goods issue area.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000000593, “Vending machine for dispensing food,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:03:07 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000593.

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