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.