Self-Service Kiosk Machine

Insights On DMV Kiosk, Walmart Self-Checkout, Self-Order and Information Kiosk

Oct – Nov — Next show for us is IAAPA in Orlando November 18-21. In January its NRF in New York. We walked the ATM show for ISOs and learned a lot. Here is writeup. Also G2E Gaming Expo.  Participate in The Industry Group!

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NEW! Market data for restaurants and POS (see below). Also AI cloud portals — Computers, Automation, Vending Retail, Voice Order and finally Vending AI

Thanks to recent supporters — NZ Technologies Inc. with hovertouch (touchless), Innovative Technology – Cash Experts, Urway Holdings with conversational AI, Giada Digital Signage and AI computers, Goldfinger touchscreens and displays,  VidaBox tablet mounts,  BocaSystems for ticket printers —  Dot Inc. (all things braille), 22Miles, TDS Touch with Helen, and Thibault with Acrelec.

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Automated Retail Systems Features:

  • ATM industry’s 15-year suit against Visa, Mastercard almost over
    Jonathan Rubin cites progress in the ATM class action suit against Visa and Mastercard as Bruce Renard looks on. NAC 2025: …
  • ATM regulations expand with evolving technology
    Nancy Daniels of Hyosung describes evolving ATM regulations. NAC 2025: Regulatory update As ATM technology advances, operators face increasing regulatory requirements. In …
  • Chick Fil-A Vending Machine – Supplementary Channels
    Beyond the Counter: How Chick-fil-A’s Hospital Vending Machine is Changing Food Access for Patients and Staff Chick-fil-A has launched its first …
  • New Federal ATM legislation for Independent ATM Operators
    Bruce Renard introduces Congressman Scott Fitzgerald at NAC 2025.  NAC 2025: Legislative update U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, a Wisconsin Republican, offered an …
  • NFC for retail ATMs: Is it time to begin rolling out tap & go?
    NAC 2025: NFC for retail ATMs Tap-and-go transactions have made life easier for millions of consumers in the last few years, …
  • Innovation fires up 25th annual Global Gaming Expo in Vegas
    G2E 2025 showcases 400-plus exhibits Innovation in gaming technology was on full display last week as more than 25,000 attendees filled …
  • Independent ATMs 2025: Evolution Continues
    NAC 2025 Serves Up Innovation In Las Vegas Attendees who converged on Caesars Palace for last week’s NAC 2025 conference and expo came in search of a better understanding of the …
  • Recreational POS Software
    A Look At The Recreation POS market The main POS software companies competing with RecTrac in the parks, recreation, and facility management sector include CivicPlus Recreation Management, ACTIVENet, RecDesk, MyRec.com, EZFacility, DaySmart Recreation, …
  • Restaurant POS Finding It Difficult to Grow — TOAST POS
    The Signs That Have Us Thinking Toast Is in Trouble Jordan Thaeler with Reforming Retail writes about the financial side of restaurants, and with a lot of numbers to back him …
  • Hospitality and AI – MGM Resorts
    Brian Meyers: A Pragmatist Powering Hotel Tech Innovation Nice write-up on Hospitalitytech.com, which so happens to include a nice picture of Olea Hotel Check-In kiosk running Oracle Opera PMS. Oracle is different …
  • Walmart Removing Self-Checkout – What Are The Numbers?
    Removing Self-Checkout by Walmart  Buzz The only thing more popular than Taylor Swift’s music industry influence might be Walmart and it’s Self-Checkout units.  Maybe close to 100,000 installed across the world? …
  • Car Radio Android Players
    New Android Touchscreen Market for Car Players The estimated global market size for add-on Android car radios and players in 2025 is about $5 billion, and it is projected to grow rapidly …
  • Betson Enterprises expands in Nebraska
    Betson Enterprises, a provider of amusement and skill games, is expanding its national footprint with a new office in La Vista, Nebraska, to meet the growing demand for skill games …
  • Chipotle and Cava Robot Technology Funding
    Food Automation and Robotics Chipotle and Cava are coming together—setting aside rivalry—to invest $25 million in Hyphen, a food automation startup focused on kitchen robotics for fast-casual dining. Chipotle’s Cultivate Next …
  • Free Vending And Convenience Services RFP Listing Debuts
    Vending and convenience services operators interested in bidding on government service contracts now have a free resource: a request for proposal (RFP) listing on retailsystems.org, (a technology website of the …
  • Vending RFPs
    Vending Opportunities in SLED A typical Request for Proposal (RFP) for vending services includes several key components designed to solicit comprehensive, competitive, and qualified proposals from potential vendors. The common sections …

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Self-Service Rumors and Data

  • Data Trivia : How many restaurants does McDonald’s have worldwide?  The answer is 42,000.  How many of those are franchises? The answer is 95%.  In the US, there are 14,000 McDonald’s restaurants, and 12,000 of those are franchises. Extrapolations- Figure McDonald’s kiosks are close to 120,000 worldwide, and 42,000 are in the U.S.
  • Market report for Top 50 Point of Sale in restaurants. Included are SST (self service tech tags) and you can sort/etc as yu like
    https://kioskindustry.org/top-50-restaurant-pos-point-of-sale-systems-market-data/
  • Market Report Data for The Top 50 restaurants circa 10/25/2025 — you can sort by locations, CAGR, revenue, and of course unique to TIG by Self-Service technology tags or Notes if you like. I’ve included “speculative” as well. https://kioskindustry.org/top-50-restaurant-perspective/

Jobs and People

October 2025 — Job Description – Writer — appears kioskmarketplace and vending times needs a new editor. Prognosis negative as Seinfeld said.

August 2025 — Job Description: We are seeking a Kiosk Engineer with strong hands-on experience in configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting kiosk systems and hardware. The ideal candidate will have a background in system integration, peripheral configuration, and software deployment for kiosk-based solutions. Kindly drop your email to [email protected] or reach out to 678 720 3126

July 2025 — Field Operations Manager (Returns Kiosk) — We are searching for a North America Field Operations Manager to join our Doddle team. The Field Ops Manager will ensure the smooth and effective deployment, implementation and operationalization of our hardware self-service solution (returns kiosk) into host service locations.  Aida DeJonghe  — Sr Recruiter | Blue Yonder — 480-308-3068 (Work) — [email protected]

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Big Thanks To Supporters

Thanks to our supporters — NZ Technologies Inc. with hovertouch (touchless), Innovative Technology – Cash Experts, Urway Holdings with conversational AI, Giada Digital Signage and AI computers, Goldfinger touchscreens and displays,  VidaBox tablet mounts,  BocaSystems for ticket printers —  Dot Inc. (all things braille), 22Miles, TDS Touch with Helen, and Thibault with Acrelec.

Thanks to solution partners Intel (Kathy) , Pyramid Computer (Zahdan), TPGI (Traci) and Olea Kiosks (Frank).  Our existence is based solely on participant support.
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