Though uhh... this isn't really what I expected. Nothing here strikes me as immediately... steal-able.

Yes, this looks very drastically altered compared to the patents in my database.

It appears these vending machines have been modified to recieve goods from an outside source, similar to the pneumatic system you used to exchange currencies earlier.

Aww grubbitz... that at least explains how they managed to dispense ice cold beverages AND red hot plasma pouches from one tiny machine...