1. A vending machine comprising:
two horizontal lead screws;
a first motor coupled to and configured to drive the two horizontal lead screws;
a vertical lead screw configured to move horizontally along the two horizontal lead screws;
a second motor coupled to and configured to drive the vertical lead screw;
a shelf containing a vending product, the shelf having a movable gate configured to hold the vending product on the shelf;
a delivery cup coupled to the vertical lead screw and configured to move vertically along the vertical lead screw, the delivery cup having a solenoid and a plunger, wherein the solenoid is configured to activate the plunger and the plunger is configured to open the gate to dispense the vending product onto the delivery cup; and
a delivery area having an outer door, the outer door configured to isolate the delivery area from an exterior of the vending machine when in a closed position and provide access to the vending product from the exterior of the vending machine through an opening when in an open position,
wherein a mechanical interaction between the delivery cup and the delivery area is configured to move the outer door to the open position.
2. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein the first motor is disposed adjacent to the second motor, and wherein the first and second motors are disposed outside of a storage space of the vending machine.
3. The vending machine of claim 1, further comprising a transparent front panel.
4. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein the delivery cup comprises a receptacle having an open side configured to face the shelf and receive the vending product.

5. The vending machine of claim 4, wherein the mechanical interaction between the delivery cup and the delivery area is configured to rotate the delivery cup so that the open side aligns with the opening.
6. The vending machine of claim 5, wherein the mechanical interaction is configured to rotate the delivery cup and open the outer door simultaneously.
7. The vending machine of claim 6, further comprising:
a rack and a pinion gear,
wherein the mechanical interaction comprises an interaction between the rack and the pinion gear.
8. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein the gate comprises two side gates mechanically
linked to a front plate, and
wherein the plunger is configured to push the front plate to open the two side gates.
9. The vending machine of claim 8, further comprising a spring configured to close the two side gates.
10. The vending machine of claim 1, further comprising an optical sensor configured to detect when the gate is completely opened and provide a signal to the solenoid.
11. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein the shelf is flat.
12. The vending machine of claim 1, further comprising an ultrasound sensor disposed on the
delivery cup, the ultrasound sensor configured to detect a vending product within the
delivery cup.

a storage space within the exterior body, the storage space configured to store a vending product;
a delivery system movable in an X-direction and a Y-direction, the delivery system having a receptacle with an open side and a pinion gear mechanically linked to the receptacle; and
a delivery area having a rack, an outer door, and a projection mechanically linked to the outer door and protruding through a slot,
wherein the outer door is configured to isolate the delivery area from outside the exterior body in a closed position and provide access to the vending product from outside the exterior body in an open position,
wherein a surface of the delivery system is configured to push the projection along the slot as the delivery system moves the vending product into the delivery area, thereby moving the outer door from the closed position to the open position, and
wherein the rack is configured to interact with the pinion gear as the delivery system moves the vending product into the delivery area, thereby rotating the receptacle so that the open side faces an opening formed when the outer door is in the open position.
14. The vending machine of claim 13, wherein the slot is curved and the outer door moves in a rotating manner.
15. The vending machine of claim 13, further comprising an inner door between the delivery area and the storage space, wherein the delivery system is configured to mechanically open the inner door.
16. A method for vending a product to a consumer from a vending machine, the method comprising:
moving a delivery cup to align the delivery cup with a shelf containing the product;
opening a gate of the shelf by activating a solenoid for a timed pulse;
receiving the product into the delivery cup; and
moving the delivery cup into a delivery area such that the product is presented in an upright manner to the consumer,

wherein moving the delivery cup into the delivery area mechanically opens an outer door to allow access to the delivery area and mechanically rotates the delivery cup to provide the consumer access to the product, and
wherein the vending machine comprises a transparent front panel.
17. The method of claim 16, further comprising closing the gate with a spring after the timed pulse, wherein the timed pulse allows only one product to be dispensed from the shelf.
18. The method of claim 16, further comprising unlocking and opening an inner door to the delivery area.
19. The method of claim 16, further comprising removing the delivery cup from the delivery area after the product is removed by the consumer,
wherein removing the delivery cup from the delivery area closes the outer door and closes and locks the inner door.