Vending machine detects children

A posh puddings vending machine has been programmed to block children from getting free dessert samples by using face recognition.

The device is able to tell if a person trying to get a sample of the calorific treats is an adult or a kid and if a child is attempting to get one of the puddings it asks them to leave the area.

The machine, thought to be the first of its kind, has been created by Kraft and Intel to launch the new Jell-o Temptations premium dessert range.

A spokesperson for Kraft said: "This is the first sampling programme in the US that is activated by age-via-facial detection in order to target adults only.

"The Facial Age Detection technology from Intel features a camera integrated into the experience that reads the facial features of any consumer.

"People's images are not saved they're analysed to make sure only adults get free samples."