Case Study: InnovaPOS achieves smart, personalized vending machines and rapid innovation with Ubuntu

Ubuntu helps InnovaPOS make vending machines smart

InnovaPOS reinvents traditional vending by turning machines into interactive retail platforms for brands and consumers. Facing a market need for rapid innovation, strong security and rock‑solid stability, the Spanish company sought an operating system that would let them add personalization, advanced payments and remote operational management across varied hardware and customers worldwide.

They chose Ubuntu with Canonical support, using Intel NUCs and Raspberry Pi 3 to deliver features like touchscreens, facial recognition, NFC payments and remote stock and pricing control. The result is a faster time‑to‑market and a scalable, stable solution that powers over 30,000 smart machines in 120+ countries for clients such as Coca‑Cola, Audi and LVMH — cutting typical vending ROI from 5–8 years to a conservative 18 months.

InnovaPOS

Antonio Jiménez

Director