you might be interested in a new DIY project created by Ryan Bates. This innovative project allows you to build a vending machine using a little Arduino hardware and programming, along with a few ...

What we’re looking at is a DIY vending machine with an Arduino UNO at its heart. This powers three springs which deliver snacks once they’ve been selected and paid for using a working coin ...

A DIY Raspberry Pi vending machine has been created by Christopher Natan using a little Arduino programming and hardware. Full instructions on how the project is created have kindly been published ...

DIY Gumball Candy Machine Money Operated from Cardboard at Home For this awesome gumball machine or candy vending machine which fully functional and works only with 1 type of coins you need cardboard, ...

But why don’t more hackerspaces build their own vending machines from scratch? Because as [Ryan Bates] found out, building a DIY vending machine ... and of course an Arduino.

The vending machine uses QR codes, PayPal, a smartphone camera and Twitter. And, to complete the geek-buzzword bingo checklist, the hardware is based in part on Arduino, an open source hardware ...