AI-powered Checkout Scales are Revolutionizing Retail Industry
Imagine walking into a supermarket and picking up a bunch of bananas, placing it on a
scale that instantly recognizes the fruit, calculates its weight, and displays the price. The
whole process takes less than a minute. Thanks to the latest advances in image
recognition and AI technology, these scenarios are becoming a reality with the
introduction of visual recognition scales in retail settings. We can clearly perceive that AI
smart electronic scales are revolutionizing the way retailers sell items.
The use of visual recognition scales in retail settings is becoming increasingly popular,
with many retailers adopting these systems to improve the accuracy and efficiency of
their operations. These scales use advanced image recognition and artificial intelligence
(AI) technologies to weigh and price items sold by weight, such as fresh produce and bulk
items.
Accuracy — By using AI-powered algorithms to
analyze images of the items being weighed, these
scales can quickly and accurately determine the
weight of each item and assign the correct price
based on the retailer’s pricing rules. Unlike the
traditional method that staff remembers the PLU
code relying on their brains, the AI-powered
algorithm has a super big database and obtains a
superior information retrieval ability, which makes
the visual recognition scales ensure high accuracy
and customers are charged the correct amount for
their purchases.
Speed — In addition to high accuracy, visual recognition scales offer a speedy checkout
process for customers. Customers just need to take their selections to the visual
recognition scale, put the goods on the scale, wait for a few seconds, complete the
payment and walk out of the supermarket. This not only improves the customer
experience but also reduces the workload for store employees.