Robotic Kitchen with Robotic Chef We thought this was a robotic chef cool video and a cool company (in UK). At first you might wonder why they would design a robot and kitchen using articulated human hands when other forms might be more effective. It’s instrumental in cloning or copying the exact hand and finger movements of a… Read More »
From Panasonic Jul 2021 — ClearConnect Off-Premise Dining Solution Empower your customers through a dedicated take-out solution for the fast-growing off-premise dining segment. Food Locker technology from Panasonic provides guests with an easy and secure option to pick up orders at peak freshness, all in a dedicated space. Integrated pick-up Install in a restaurant or communal space and… Read More »
Airline Biometric Check-In aka Facial Check-In From Collins Aerospace July 2021 New system streamlines passenger processing Facial recognition reduces physical interactions and enhances passenger convenience Tokyo, Japan (Jul 19, 2021) – Collins Aerospace has completed deployment of its ARINC SelfPassTM biometrics solution at Haneda Airport, one of the busiest airports in Asia, streamlining passenger processing through reduced physical interactions and… Read More »
From Axios July 2021 Facial recognition surges in retail stores Bit of a fluff piece with the catchy title . Once again the actual content betrayed the calculated title. It has turned into a shell game predicting which titles from which publications will provide the corresponding content. I had hopes for Axios but it was muddled results at… Read More »
From-frozen to fully cooked in unmanned operation From the DenverPost July 2021 New automated pizza kitchen (APK) comes to Denver. In Brief Completely vended from machine Certifications in place (NSF and UL) 50 rolling out this years 10″ Pizza and no microwave Pizza prices range from $12 to $15, purchased with a debit or credit card, Apple Pay,… Read More »
News on BNPL and Visa in Canada as well as new Scan and Go for Sam’s Club Visa rolls out BNPL for merchants The credit card network company is making the new installment payment option available to merchants in Canada, where buy now-pay later adoption has been growing fast. Sam’s Club expands Scan & Go payment app The updated app… Read More »
Evolis Announces News Complete Range of Card Printers ID Card Printers Editors Note: Driver support — there are drivers for Windows, Mac OS, Linux. The spec sheets for each of the new printers and the brochure for the entire range are available as compressed pdf zip (evolis-brochures-compressed). A complete range of card printers for all your projects. Kiosk… Read More »
From Pymnts June 2021 Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay is giving some of its U.S. shoppers the ability to buy merchandise at retailers even if those stores don’t have a relationship with the company, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. In Brief 13 Retailers Targeted CVS, Dell, Kroger, Macy’s, Nike, Nordstrom, Sephora, Target, Victoria’s Secret… Read More »
Your Future Supermarket from New Retail From Wired UK Jun 2021 Shopping bag conveyer belts, personalised food recommendations and facial recognition payments aren’t so futuristic anymore In Brief: 200 Freshippo supermarkets Precise products scanned, go to conveyor belt to back, and then are delivered Pay for it all via facial recognition Blockchain technology helps trace thru supply chain… Read More »
We also note that Best Buy is also being sued by the same company (Implicit, LLC out of Plano) The specific patent Maybe you can make sense of this… Abstract A computer-based method and system for managing attributes of objects in a namespace and for allowing multiple views into the namespace. The namespace system allows the objects identified… Read More »
