How And Why Have Vending Machines Changed?
Why Were Vending Machines Invented?
- New technology-motorized arm
- Optical sensors-early 1990
- Modern machines electromagnetic coin tester.
- New Coke V.M.-mixes water with flavored syrup
- Dispense many things
- First used to prevent holy water theft
- 1880-first commercial coin operated V.M. open to public
- 1888- first V.M. in the U.S. -NYC subway platforms
Vending Machines
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The inside of the new coke machine.
A normal everyday vending machine.
Working LEGO vending machine!
How Do Vending Machines Work?
A model of the first vending machine.
Intro to Vending Machine.
New Coke vending machine.
- 8 main parts
- Main computer
- Keypad
- Bill validator
- Coin tester
- Metal Spirals
- Motors
- Laser beams
- Light sensor
- All of these parts work together to dispense your desired item.
Welcome to the history of vending machines. You will learn a lot about vending machines, from how they work to why they were invented! I hope you will have fun and learn a lot!
Fun Facts
Hug me vending machine video.
- The first vending machine was used to dispense holy water!
- Vending machines can dispense whole meals!
- Vending machines can dispense cars!
- Vending machines are over 2,000 years old!
- Vending machines are used all over the world!
- Some vending machines use an elevator-like robotic arm that picks up your desired item and drops it in the slot where you pick it up!
- Vending machines in Japan can tell you where you are!
- The USA has the most vending machines in the world!
- Some vending machines accept credit cards!
- The first vending machine that accepted dollar bills was invented in 1965 by John Greenwick!