OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000000593

Vending machine for dispensing food

Published: 2026-09-15T19:03:07.789221Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000593
Categories: Robotics & Automation > Robot Architectures

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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
Published 2026-09-15T19:03:07.789221Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000593