Smart Vending Machines

Vending machines have changed that much in the last twenty years, but that trend appears to be changing as companies try to target products to customers more efficiently. 

Vending machines have done very little other than deliver chocolate bars, drinks, books or small items in places that are not viable for a shop. They still deliver products their customers want but companies know very little about the customers that are buying those goods.

In an attempt to change this, Intel and Kraft foods are now developing vending machine technology which will help them to better understand their customers. They are developing 'smart vending machines' that sense the type of customer and offer them suitable products.

The BBC recently wrote about these new machines. Read the article here: Smart vending kiosks