Privacy and checkout
We explain what the cabinet needs to know and how the customer pays.
Smart vending machine networks
Smart vending machines for offices, venues, brands, and operators.
Perkd combines AI vending machine checkout, cashless payments, remote machine monitoring, inventory reporting, and repeat-revenue mechanics so partners can launch managed unattended retail with one rollout plan.
Perkd runs
Digital checkout, reporting, and revenue.
Everything from QR entry and Computer Vision to member pricing and multi-site dashboards.
Partners run
Locations, inventory, and commercial deployment.
Sites, product mix, merchandising, and field operations stay close to the partner team.
Customer experience
How the AI vending machine experience works.
The AI vending machine flow needs to be seamless.
01
Scan and authenticate
Customers scan into the AI vending machine flow and start a session without queueing for staffed checkout.
02
Open and browse
The AI vending machine unlocks so customers can grab what they need while the system watches product movement.
03
AI tracks what moved
Computer vision matches products to the active session and keeps the transaction moving.
04
Bill and report
Perkd charges automatically and pushes the transaction into the partner reporting layer.
Rollout packages
Deployment packages for every rollout stage.
Choose the commercial shape that fits your rollout, instead of forcing every partner into the same operating model. For the economics behind each site, read are vending machines profitable?.
Package · 01
Pilot launch
3 – 5 machines- Validate cabinet fit and product mix
- Remote monitoring included
- Starter reporting for performance reviews
Package · 02 · Most common
Network rollout
12+ machines- Multi-site rollout support
- Shared reporting across locations
- Membership & recurring revenue options
Package · 03
Regional partner
Multi-market- Regional deployment planning
- Operational handoff support
- Partner onboarding across markets
What Perkd runs
AI vending machine software, built into every cabinet.
The platform handles the customer flow, reporting layer, and automated billing so the rollout can scale with fewer disconnected tools.
Remote ops
Remote vending machine operations.
Perkd gives partners one reporting layer for machine performance, customer activity, and operational follow-through.
- Central reporting across cabinets and sites
- Visibility into activity, sessions, and operational pressure
- A cleaner handoff between field teams and partner stakeholders
Automated billing
AI checkout and billing logic.
The cabinet experience is backed by QR entry, computer vision, and automated charging so the customer journey stays quick.
- No staffed checkout requirement for every transaction
- Transaction capture built into the cabinet session
- Digital billing and records managed by Perkd
Operating scope
Where the line sits.
A leaner partner model. We run the digital layer, partners stay closest to sites and inventory.
Perkd runs
The digital layer.
- Computer vision and cabinet software
- Customer authentication and automated billing
- Remote reporting and partner dashboards
- Membership and recurring revenue options
- Regional deployment support and software updates
Partners run
Sites and inventory.
- Location relationships and site approvals
- Product sourcing, merchandising, and restocking
- Physical machine maintenance on site
- Local launch support and demand generation
Next step
Map the rollout model before the install.
We'll walk through the partner structure, deployment shape, and operating scope that make sense for your locations.
Pilot questions
AI vending should feel simple before anyone talks hardware.
A pilot conversation covers customer flow, payment/refund paths, privacy, uptime, and support before a cabinet spec sheet.
Payment and refunds
Failed payments, support, and customer issues are part of the operating model.
Uptime and service
The pilot plan includes who monitors stock, service, and reporting.
15-minute fit check
Map a smart retail pilot.
Share the use case and a phone number. Perkd will route the pilot into the right cabinet, checkout, and support path.
Pilot mapped clearlyPayments and support includedRight path in 1 business day5 APAC markets live22 cabinets in rollout