You can get toy rack servers, modeled after real products from Dell, Cisco, and A10 Networks, in Japanese vending machines ...

The gist of it is that a compact robot arm is put into the drop area of a vending machine. After the flap is closed the wired remote control is used to raise up the telescoping arm, and grip the ...

However, the 'prize' CPU did appear to have some flaws. The capsule toy vending machine is an example of a gacha or gasha machine, which are incredibly popular in Japan and other far-eastern ...

Yes, your favorite childhood toy, adult obsession, and foot-murdering weapon can be purchased from a vending machine. Seemingly found mainly at airports, for some reason, these machines dispense a ...

A Shanghai-based maker of “blind box” figurines made $1.8 billion last year—and continues to grow across the world.

The Preschool Toy of the Year Award was accepted by Sofia Dumery, Senior Vice President of Design, and Brett Almstead, Senior Product Designer and Lead Designer for the Vending Machine.

The latest capsule toy vending machine can take four 500-yen coins in addition to five 100-yen coins. With their sophisticated designs, gacha gacha toys have become increasingly popular among adults.