Loneliness is considered a serious health issue, worsened by the COVID pandemic. Coca-Cola's "Hug Me" vending machines reward users with soda for giving hugs. “Our goal was…to put a smile on your face ...

POESTENKILL, N.Y. (NEWS10) — People are practically desperate for a little social interaction amid coronavirus quarantine. For a close family to keep their distance for months on end, Poestenkill ...

The Coca-Cola Hug Machine made its first appearance at the University of Georgia this Wednesday, Sept. 13. UGA Auxiliary Services and Athens Coca-Cola Bottling Company collaborated to bring the ...

Coca-Cola's slogan was once "Have a Coke and a smile." Today, you can have a Coke for a hug. Called the “Hug Me Vendor,” a machine that dispenses free Cokes when hands are placed on it has been made ...

The ‘Coca-Cola hug machine’, created with Ogilvy, aims to bring ‘doses of happiness’ to the public and is part of Coca-Cola’s wider global marketing campaign of ‘Open happiness’. The machine was ...

How far would you go for a free soda? Well, Coca-Cola is hoping that us mere mortals will be happy to hug a robotic vending machine, which will dispense free coke in exchange for a quick embrace. The ...

Coca-Cola United was on the University of Georgia campus Wednesday and Thursday trading Coke products for hugs using the Coca-Cola Hug Machine. The Athens-based Coke bottling plant brought the ...