As opposed to traditional and conventional vending machines, a smart vending machine (or intelligent vending machine) should be designed with the following attributes in mind (mouse over the vending machine image and annotation boxes for description):

Design Attributes

Camera	Video analytics of gender and age group enable product recommendation, cross-selling, targeted ads, targeted marketing campaign, etc.
Internet Connectivity	To connect to Vendron Cloud for remote managebility and telemetry
Sensors	Integrate sensors for door open, machine movement, temperature reading and others for security, remote monitoring and diagnostics
Touch Display	Multimedia interactivity for intuitive user experience and engagement
Digital Signage	New source of revenue from advertising and targeted marketing campaigns
Interactivity & Information	Customers interact with the vending machine, view product details, and gain confidence in making a purchase of products as well as non-physical services such as tickets, coupons, mobile top-ups, etc.
Customer Engagement	Attracts and engage customers with various fun and interactive screen plugins such as weather information, news feed, customer survey & feedback, social networking, etc
Cash & Cashless Payments	Accepting cash and debit/credit cards, mobile payment and so on provides convenience to the customers and promote more transactions and higher sale item value
Card, ID and NFC Device	Enables deeper customer engagement and innovative marketing campaign via loyalty programmes, mobile applications and interactions besides cashless payments
Storage	Optimized storage design for high product mix and capacity
Ergonomic and Eco-Friendly	Be ergonomic and disabilities-friendly, while friendly to the environment through intelligent temperature control and energy saving
Software	Versatile, reliable and scalable platform with cloud remote manageability that fulfills all smart vending criterias and grows with business and technology needs continuously, much like Silkron's Vendron

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