How 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.

What is the visual recognition scale?

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.

Why visual recognition scales are popular with more supermarket operators?

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.

Value-added services.

In addition to simplifying the checkout process, AI smart electronic scales make customers know more than just the prices of goods. In addition to displaying the price and weights of the goods being weighed, the image recognition scales also provide detailed information like energy, calories, etc. The information provided helps customers make more informed and rational decisions about their purchasing.

The use of visual recognition scales in retail settings is a growing trend, with many benefits for both retailers and customers. However, visual recognition scales may require more maintenance and calibration compared to traditional scales and cash registers. Therefore, it is of great importance to choose a reliable equipment supplier.

How can we choose a reliable visual recognition scale supplier？

Founded in 1999, Telpo is a world-leading smart terminal and solution provider. Telpo C20 is an AI-powered cash register, which can automatically identify, weigh and count the prices of fresh produce and bulk items. This AI visual cash register combines weighing and cashier, which makes it unnecessary for supermarkets to equip a weighing staff. At the same time, one staff can serve 3 scales and thus more than 70% of waiting time can be saved for customers.

(Click and learn more about C20)

Features:

Wide-angle object recognition camera & deep-learning algorithm: automatically calculate and identify items.

Large enough storage: store all kinds image data of food or other items.

Optional receipt and label printing function.

Multiple cashless payment methods: member card/face/QR code payment.

All-in-one weighing, checkout, and receipt printing procedures to enhance user experience.

Telpo C20 is a powerful AI-powered smart electronic scale combining a cash register and a weighing scale. The one-stop shopping experience provides more convenience for customers and will leave a good impression on them. Welcome to contact us for more details. Telpo has the confidence to be the cooperative partner boosting your business.

Tag: AI checkout scale, AI-powered smart electronic scale, visual recognition, AI recognition cash register scale