Project Vend: Can Claude run a small shop? (And why does that matter?)
A post on anthropic.com is cited by 34 distinct blogs to date (corpus.blog, measured 9 October 2026).
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34blogs citing
| Period | Blogs | Links |
|---|---|---|
| All time | 34 | 36 |
| Last 90 days | 3 | 3 |
| Last 30 days | 1 | 1 |
| Last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First cited | 27 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|
| Latest citation | 13 Sept 2026 |
| Anchor phrases | 5 |
| External links | 5 |
| Words captured | 2,808 |
0 this week (still settling) · peak 4
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| Week of | Value |
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| 23 Jun 2025 | 3 |
| 30 Jun 2025 | 4 |
| 7 Jul 2025 | 4 |
| 14 Jul 2025 | 1 |
| 21 Jul 2025 | 0 |
| 28 Jul 2025 | 1 |
| 4 Aug 2025 | 0 |
| 11 Aug 2025 | 1 |
| 18 Aug 2025 | 0 |
| 25 Aug 2025 | 1 |
| 1 Sept 2025 | 0 |
| 8 Sept 2025 | 0 |
| 15 Sept 2025 | 0 |
| 22 Sept 2025 | 0 |
| 29 Sept 2025 | 2 |
| 6 Oct 2025 | 0 |
| 13 Oct 2025 | 0 |
| 20 Oct 2025 | 0 |
| 27 Oct 2025 | 0 |
| 3 Nov 2025 | 0 |
| 10 Nov 2025 | 0 |
| 17 Nov 2025 | 0 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | 0 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | 0 |
| 8 Dec 2025 | 1 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 2 |
| 22 Dec 2025 | 1 |
| 29 Dec 2025 | 1 |
| 5 Jan 2026 | 1 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | 0 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | 0 |
| 26 Jan 2026 | 0 |
| 2 Feb 2026 | 1 |
| 9 Feb 2026 | 0 |
| 16 Feb 2026 | 0 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | 0 |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 0 |
| 9 Mar 2026 | 0 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | 0 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | 0 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | 1 |
| 6 Apr 2026 | 0 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | 2 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | 0 |
| 27 Apr 2026 | 2 |
| 4 May 2026 | 0 |
| 11 May 2026 | 1 |
| 18 May 2026 | 0 |
| 25 May 2026 | 0 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 0 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 0 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 0 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 0 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 0 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 2 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 0 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 0 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 0 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 0 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 0 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 0 |
| 7 Sept 2026 | 1 |
| 14 Sept 2026 | 0 |
| 21 Sept 2026 | 0 |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0 (still settling) |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 0 (still settling) |
Each blog counts once, in the week of its first citation. A blog added to the index recently can bring old first citations in at once.
Who cited it
Cited by 34 blogs across 2 subjects: technology 27, society and politics 1, unclassified 6.
- Technology27
- Society and politics1
- Unclassified6
How it is described
The words blogs link this page with, by how many different blogs use them.
- project vend6 blogs
- loses track of what it's supposed to be doing2 blogs
- the company anthropic reported1 blog
- also said that it could deliver products in person at one point1 blog
- anthropic let claude run a vending machine1 blog
Cited by 34 blogs in 36 posts
One row per blog, the most recently citing first. Each shows the blog's newest citing post; open a row for the others.
linked as “Project Vend, phase one”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “Project Vend(opens in a new window)”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “stocked tungsten cubes”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “Anthropic/Andon Labs, Project Vend”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “Anthropic let Claude run a vending machine”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “Claude Sonnet 3.7 claiming to be wearing a blue blazer and red tie”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “have trouble maintaining coherency”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “letting an LLM manage a retail outlet”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “Project Vend”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “also said that it could deliver products in person at one point”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “The company Anthropic reported”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)1 other post
linked as “The company Anthropic reported”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “Anthropic recently shared an experiment”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “famous Claudius”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “operate vending machines”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “Claude Vending Machine Experiment”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “Anthropic ran an experiment”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “Project Vend”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “easily tricked into making bad decisions”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “Project Vend”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “Project Vend by Anthropic”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “Project Vend: Can Claude run a small shop?”
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