Garment personalization kiosk with automaton retrieval system

A kiosk system for personalizing an article, comprising:

• a housing having a platform;
• an article retrieval system within the housing, the article retrieval system comprising:
• a shelving system configured to house a plurality of packaged articles, wherein each packaged article of the plurality of packaged articles is configured to be personalized by the kiosk system;
• a motion system configured to retrieve a packaged article of the plurality of packaged articles from the shelving system, wherein the motion system comprises:
• a receiving station configured to receive the packaged article from the shelving system;
• a guidance track coupled to the platform;
• a robot configured to retrieve the packaged article from the receiving station, comprising:
• a drive system configured to move the robot on the guidance track;
• a pair of articulable members configured to retrieve the packaged article;
• and
• a body rotatably coupled to the drive system, wherein:
• the body is configured to rotate about a first axis,
• the pair of articulable members are coupled to the body and rotate about a second axis, and
• the second axis is orthogonal to the first axis;
• an article personalization system within the housing, the article personalization system comprising a plurality of system components configured to personalize the packaged articles, wherein the motion system is configured to transfer the packaged articles between the system components, wherein the plurality of system components comprises an article preparation system, a direct-to-garment (DTG) printing system, and a curing system;
• a dispenser configured to dispense the packaged articles after the kiosk system personalizes the packaged article;
• and
• a control system to control the kiosk system.