Supermarket Barcode News Supply-chain standards organization GS1 US has released a Barcode Capabilities Test Kit to help retailers gauge their readiness to shift from linear Universal Product Codes (UPCs) to data-rich 2D barcodes on product packaging by 2027. Ewing, N.J.-based GS1 US said the Barcode Capabilities Test Kit evaluates a retailer’s ability to scan and process 2D barcodes at point… Read More »
From KIOSK website Jan 18 Editors Note — Same technology sans Lidar being used in the Nourish + Bloom Autonomous Grocery. See article on Automated Retail Touchless Checkout News LOUISVILLE, Colo. (BUSINESS WIRE) – UST, a leading digital transformation solutions company, has partnered with KIOSK Information Systems (KIOSK) to create a highly innovative self-service Retail AI Vision Checkout platform. The edge compute infrastructure provides consumers… Read More »
Automated Grocery Store News Feb 2 Supermarket News Writeup on Nourish + Bloom automated grocery store. Tagline is Frictionless retailer gets underway with high-tech grocery concept utilizing lidar and delivery robots In Brief Store is 1500 sq feet offers “walk in, walk out” functionality Related is Delhaize article from December 2021 over 1,500 SKUs, including produce, meat, baked… Read More »
Smart Lockers New From Bakemag 2/2 Panasonic has a new test location for its lockers at Excerpt In response to the changing food industry and the rising demand for fast-casual restaurants to meet customers where they are at following the pandemic, Paris Baguette is testing the concept of climate-controlled smart lockers at its Edison, New Jersey location. With… Read More »
Cashless Restaurant News Editors Note: More on Wingstop but this time digital signage in the UK. Wing Stop Rolls Out Smart Digital Menu Displays Across Growing UK Footprint — It now seems odd to see a QSR chain that is NOT using digital menu boards and other displays in their stores and in drive-thrus, but a deployment of screens across… Read More »
A couple of developments in Age Verify using Facial Analysis and specifically Yoti platform. All in the UK. NCR involved. From Prolific North Feb 3, 2022 UK Home Office Approves trial of age verification for sale of alcohol in shops. In Brief Will run alongside human checks, the tech will be used to help retailers stop selling alcohol… Read More »
Lidar Scanner Primer Contactless 3D lidar scanning is already moving into restaurants and retail in the United States and Japan. You can see that in the Amazon Grab and Go for example. One company at the forefront is Hitachi-LG Data Storage from Korea. They have a Safe Pass product line which covers standalone terminal stations as well as… Read More »
From Digital Signage Blog Editors Note: we are not sure exactly what technologies are in play here. Lidar is one possibility but then so is RFID and even more simple weight sensors (customers pick up an object and the weight changes triggering explanatory video on screens. Interactive Stores Walmart Dave Haynes noted this and it is blogged on Walmart Corporate… Read More »
Pizza Hut launches new robotics-only restaurant in Israel From The Spoon Excerpt This month, Pizza Hut debuted a fully automated robot-powered restaurant. The ‘restaurant-in-a-box’ is based on technology from Hyper-Robotics, an Israel-based food robotics startup that makes containerized restaurants. The restaurant is operating out of the parking lot of Drorim Mall, a shopping mall located in the central Israel city… Read More »
Full review on Thinclient.org Raspberry was very nice and sent us one of their Raspberry Pi 400 Personal Computer Kits. Featuring a quad-core 64-bit processor, 4GB of RAM, wireless networking, dual-display output, and 4K video playback, as well as a 40-pin GPIO header, Raspberry Pi 400 is a powerful, easy-to-use computer built into a neat and portable keyboard. Available… Read More »
