Vending Machine

A vending machine comprising:

• a lower housing;
• an upper housing disposed above the lower housing comprising a transparent section and a plurality of display shelves;
• a plurality of products disposed in the lower housing;
• one example of each of the plurality of products disposed on the display shelves such that each example of the plurality of products is visible from the exterior of the upper housing, wherein at least two of the examples fall along the same line of sight as viewed from the exterior of the housing;
• and
• a product delivery system comprising:
• a vertical central support;
• a product transporter moveably coupled to the central support;
• a vertical actuation system coupled to the central support and the product transportation component, wherein the vertical actuation system is configured to vertically position the product transportation component on the central support;
• and
• a rotational actuation system coupled to the product transportation component and the central support, wherein the rotational actuation system is configured to position the product transportation component along a 360 degree arc in a horizontal plane, and
• wherein the product transporter comprises a product retention mechanism that is configured to releasably retain a product.

A vending machine, comprising:

• a housing;
• a vertical central support;
• a product transporter moveably coupled to the central support;
• a vertical actuation system coupled to the central support and the product transportation component, wherein the vertical actuation system is configured to vertically position the product transporter on the central support;
• and
• a rotational actuation system coupled to the product transportation component and the central support, wherein the rotational actuation system is configured to position the product transportation component along a 360 degree arc in a horizontal plane, and
• wherein the product transporter comprises a product retention mechanism that is configured to releasably retain a product.