Smart Vending System
Connected vending fleet with payment terminals, thermal printers, BLE peripherals, and real-time remote management.
Retail / Vending
Client Context
A regional vending operator needed to modernize 200+ machines with cashless payments, remote monitoring, and reduced service visits.
Challenge
- Legacy machines with incompatible hardware interfaces
- No centralized view of inventory or machine health
- High cost of on-site troubleshooting
Solution
- Built an Android-based controller app integrating payment terminals and thermal receipt printers
- Implemented BLE communication with peripheral sensors and RFID product tagging
- Deployed MQTT-based telemetry to a cloud dashboard for sales, temperature, and fault alerts
- Enabled remote price updates and planogram changes without truck rolls
Technology Highlights
Mobile
- Kotlin
- Android SDK
- Jetpack Compose
- BLE / NFC / RFID
IoT
- MQTT
- Edge gateway
- OTA configuration
Cloud
- Real-time dashboard
- Alerting
- REST APIs
Outcomes
35%
Service visits reduced
78%
Cashless adoption
Real-time
Fleet visibility
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