Vending technology is evolving quickly, and new machines are engaging shoppers like never before with touch-screen controls, video, audio, scent, gesture-based interaction, and cashless payment. The m...

ost remarkable asset to smart vending machines is that they can understand gestures from customers. Intelligent vending machines use facial recognition software to see who it is marketing to. Vending machines would be able to determine demographic characteristics such as age and gender and display appropriate content.