Sells without staff, 24/7
The machine earns around the clock, outdoors, with no attendant — even at night and on weekends.
Unattended Outdoor Machines, Designed and Built End to End
Have an idea for a self-service machine? We design and build the whole thing — weatherproof enclosure, in-house electronics, software, payments and remote management — and put it outdoors, working 24/7 without staff. MomentoSnap, our outdoor photo booth, is one running example.
- In-house electronics
- Weatherproof chassis
- Worldline · Nayax · Monri payments
- EU fiscalization
- Remote management
- Live dashboard
An unattended outdoor machine sells a product or service on its own — outdoors, around the clock, with no operator present. await8 builds these machines end to end: we handle the mechanical design and weatherproof chassis, the in-house electronics, the peripheral integration (camera, printer, sensors, dispensers), the payment terminal, fiscalization, and the software that ties it all together.
You bring the concept; we turn it into a real machine you can deploy and earn from. Customers pay by card, phone or cash and get their product or service in seconds, while you watch every machine, sale and fault from a single dashboard.
MomentoSnap — a weatherproof outdoor photo booth with camera and printer, AI photo filters, card and cash payments and Croatian fiscalization — is a live example of exactly this kind of build.
Why build an unattended machine
Lower overhead, less cash to handle
Card and mobile payments go straight to your account; less cash counting, fewer bank runs, less shrinkage.
Faster service, shorter queues
Self-service checkout takes seconds, so you serve more people per hour with no waiting.
One partner, whole machine
Enclosure, electronics, peripherals, payments and software from a single team — no stitching together separate vendors.
Built to live outdoors
Weatherproof chassis and a sunlight-readable display, engineered for 24/7 outdoor operation.
One dashboard for the fleet
Monitor every machine, watch sales in real time, pull analytics and reports, and catch a fault before a customer does.
Payments, fiscalization and peripherals — handled
Your machine accepts card (EMV chip and contactless), Apple Pay and Google Pay, cash and QR through certified terminals from Worldline, Nayax and Monri. We also integrate the peripherals your concept needs — cameras, printers, sensors, dispensers, locks — and wire in Croatian fiscalization so the machine is legal to operate from day one.
Machines we can build
Photo booths
LiveLike MomentoSnap — an outdoor, weatherproof photo booth with camera, printer, AI filters and payments.
See it live: MomentoSnap photo boothCustom vending machines
Dispense products of any shape or size — beyond the off-the-shelf vending machine.
Self-service kiosks
Information, ordering, check-in and service kiosks for indoor or outdoor use.
Your idea
Bring a concept and we'll engineer the machine around it — enclosure, electronics, software and payments.
Request a quoteWeatherproof hardware and in-house electronics
We manufacture the chassis ourselves and do the electrical engineering in-house, so the machine is built as one coherent product — not a payment box bolted onto someone else's cabinet. It's weather-resistant, runs 24/7 outdoors, and uses a high-brightness display that stays readable in direct sunlight.
Software, remote management and a dashboard
Custom machine software
The on-machine application that drives the screen, peripherals and payment flow, designed around your product or service.
Remote management
Configure, monitor, diagnose and update machines over the air, without a site visit.
Live dashboard
Fleet status, sales and revenue analytics, per-machine and per-location breakdowns, plus exports.
Payments built in
Card, mobile, cash and QR through certified terminals, with the payment controller doing the heavy lifting.
Croatian fiscalization built in
Croatian fiscalization for unattended machines is handled out of the box, so your machine is compliant from the first transaction — with the architecture to extend to other EU fiscal regimes as you expand.
Croatian fiscalizationWhy await8
Full-stack R&D
Mechanical, electrical and software engineering under one roof — we take a concept all the way to a deployed machine.
EU-based
A multilingual team with support in Croatian, English and German, close to your market.
Proven in the field
MomentoSnap is a live, revenue-generating example of an outdoor unattended machine we designed and built.
Project-based and fully custom
Built around your idea, your brand and your economics — not an off-the-shelf box.
Frequently asked questions
Can you build a machine from just an idea?
Yes — bring a concept and we handle the mechanical design, electronics, software, payments and fiscalization to turn it into a deployable machine.
Do you make the hardware or just the software?
Both. We manufacture the chassis, do the electrical engineering in-house, and write the software.
What peripherals can you integrate?
Cameras, printers, sensors, dispensers, locks and more — whatever your concept needs, alongside the payment terminal.
Which payment methods are supported?
Card (EMV chip and contactless), Apple Pay and Google Pay, cash and QR, through certified terminals from Worldline, Nayax and Monri.
Does it work outdoors?
Yes — the chassis is weather-resistant and the display stays readable in direct sunlight, designed for 24/7 outdoor use.
Can I monitor the machines remotely?
Yes — a real-time dashboard shows fleet status, sales and analytics, and machines can be managed and updated remotely.
Do you handle Croatian fiscalization?
Yes — fiscalization for unattended machines is built in, and the system can be extended to other EU fiscal regimes.
How are projects priced?
Engagements are project-based and scoped to your machine and integration. Tell us about your idea and we'll prepare a quote.