China has launched the Anti-lost Iris Network Platform for Chinese Kids on Nov. 22, Science and Technology Daily reported.

At present, the iris patterns of over 40,000 Chinese kids have been input into the system.

It only takes several seconds for the platform to safely collect the iris patterns of a kid. Iris recognition is more stable and accurate than facial and fingerprint recognition technologies.

In the future, a database of iris patterns of Chinese kids under the age of 12 will be established to assist police, education officials, and civil affairs departments in locating missing kids.