Diebold technology installed at a EDEKA Beckesepp store in Germany powers self-service checkouts that can perform age checks – and tell a banana from a kumquat. Edeka's Vynamic Smart Vision Fresh Produce Recognition system's Age Verification product proves poorly named, since, according to its description, it provides facial age estimation (FAE): “customers are given the option to opt for automatic age recognition. Once consent is given, a camera installed in the system analyzes the customer’s facial characteristics using advanced AI algorithms to determine their age. The transaction can be continued if the customer’s age is above a predefined threshold.