From news source:
Update: Our man on the
scene in China (actually, he's in London, but whatever)
noticed a few additional details in the video, including the fact
that the prices in Chinese Yuan range from ¥10 to ¥50, and that the
owner of the machine offers a pretty sweet guarantee: if your crab
is dispensed in a "dead" condition, you get three as compensation.
Sounds more than fair to us!
This is even more awesome:

- http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/27/the-live-lobster-vending-machine-in-japan-of-course
Nice lobster machine... But knowing the nature of lobsters....
they will keep struggling when caught and eventually end up back in
the water....