h a l f b a k e r y"It would work, if you can find alternatives to each of the steps involved in this process."
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you should have the option to select item not only by the x, y- coordinates, but also the z coordinate. to get the only bag of potato chips you want that is in the very last slot...
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I like this. It would also eliminate the problem of the first slot being empty due to a malfunction. I've wondered how much money vending machine companies miss out on when a row is nearly full and stays that way because the first buyer got a bonus. Not sure how you'd implement this. I guess a totally new type of machine. Seems like there'd be some wasted space to make room for the additional picking mechanism, but, + anyway. |
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What happens to the products on the rack that are in front of the one you want? |
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A hole in the top of the machine could let you redeposit the unwanted product. It would work on the honor system. |
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vendors dispense from the front and are generally filled from the back, thus, in always vending the front pack/bar/can, you get the oldest product in the machine. This is the only way that the vendor filler can guarantee effective stock rotation, which is good for us all. sorry, I must fish you. |
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as opposed to humans which are filled from the front and dispense from the back |
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