Sure, there are ramen vending machines out there. If you're craving beef noodle soup, however, you're usually shit out of luck. Well, stress no further. The world's first beef noodle soup vending machine is set to hit Shanghai, reports Shanghaiist.

Created by four guys from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the machine is set to launch this October. They've since secured 6,210,050 yuan ($1 million US) to help produce them.

All customers need to do is make their selection, pay and the machine will produce a hot bowl of beef noodle soup in merely a couple minutes.

Sounds like a great way to satiate those beef noodle cravings on the fly.

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