Systems and methods for creating duplicate keys and pairing with vehicles

A kiosk-based system for making duplicate keys, the system comprising:

• a processor in communication with a memory having a set of instructions executable by the processor stored therein, the set of instructions comprising a set of key cutting instructions, a set of key scanning instructions, and a set of user interface instructions;
• a display adapted to present user interfaces and to receive user inputs based on user actions associated with the user interfaces;
• a set of user interfaces having a set of selectable elements configured to receive user inputs identifying a make, model and year (“MMY”) or Vehicle Identification Number (“VIN”) representing a target vehicle for purposes of cutting a key blank based on a master key to operate the target vehicle;
• a master key scanning device comprising a vision system and a scannable surface adapted to receive for scanning a physical master key having a keyblade, wherein the vision system is adapted to capture a set of images of the master key, and wherein the processor executes the set of scanning instructions to determine a set of physical parameters of the master key;
• a key blank selection user interface having a set of selectable elements comprising a set of at least one suggested key blank based on the MMY or VIN user inputs and, being adapted to receive a user input representing a selected key blank from the set of at least one suggested key blank;
• a key cutting device adapted to receive and cut a received key blank based at least in part on the determined set of master key physical parameters to create a duplicate key;
• wherein the processor accesses key data stored in the database and executes instructions to determine whether the duplicate key requires programming to pair with the target vehicle, and, if the duplicate key requires programming, to generate a set of instructions to instruct the user in programming the duplicate key.