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Vending Machine Redesigned

Vending Machine Redesigned. By: Chris Reynolds & James Godfrey-Kittle. Observations. Problems with Buzz card scanning Machine jams and malfunctions Need to bend over to retrieve product Product is roughly dropped once purchased Boring experience. Research.

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Vending Machine Redesigned

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  1. Vending Machine Redesigned By: Chris Reynolds & James Godfrey-Kittle

  2. Observations • Problems with Buzz card scanning • Machine jams and malfunctions • Need to bend over to retrieve product • Product is roughly dropped once purchased • Boring experience

  3. Research • Wide range of products in Japanese Vending machines • Pizza • Noodles • Alcohol • Cigarettes • Robot vending machines • Mobile vending

  4. Research (cont.) • The killing machine that vends • More vending machine related fatalities than shark attack fatalities • least 37 deaths and 113 injuries have been recorded since 1978 (Consumer Product Safety Commission) • Vending machines are heavy

  5. Design goals • A safer machine to use • Better drink delivery system • Adjustable height for ease of use • Easier payment method • Mobility (later dropped) • More enjoyable/entertaining experience

  6. Accomplishing the goals • Design ideas • Table design • Visible conveyer belt delivery system • Pick -> Pay -> Retrieve • Height adjustable base • Drink elevator • Tap card to pay

  7. The prototype

  8. User testing and changes • Results from user testing proved useful • Abandoned mobility goal • Needed to clarify usage instructions • Flaws brought to our attention

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