Smart shopping cart technology is the latest tech in the retail industry 

Smart shopping cart technology has gotten more and more attention from the general public since Amazon revealed its smart cart -Dash cart in 2020. It was said that Amazon wants to achieve its “Just walk out store “ via smart shopping cart technology.

In this article, I will introduce some facts about smart shopping cart technology.

What is smart shopping cart technology?

Different kinds of smart shopping carts usually adopt different technologies, while the main technologies are the same, including RFID, artificial intelligence, computer vision, weight sensors, etc.

Take Superhii's smart shopping cart as an example, Superhii has a bar code scanner and weight sensor on its bottom. It uses bar code scanners, weight sensors as well as artificial intelligence to recognize items.

Rfid is applied in the checkout process, when shoppers finish the payment process at the final step, the smart gate releases the smart carts, otherwise, the smart gate alerts the shoppers to pay. The payment detailed information was transmitted to the smart gate via Rfid.

Smart shopping carts accompany shoppers in their whole shopping process and interact with customers through voice, words on the screen, and different color lights. So the smart shopping cart is an artificial intelligence product.

How can smart shopping cart technology benefit shoppers?

Every retailer wants to try out smart shopping carts that do not require store renovation or complicated infrastructure overhaul. Smart shopping carts are the latest in the line of many different technology approaches to let shoppers buy merchandise without checking out.

The smart carts let shoppers move about the store as they normally would, scan items’ bar codes, and throw items into the smart cart for purchase. Once done shopping, the smart carts display the shopping bills automatically and let shoppers check out on the smart cart.

The smart carts provide a “scan and go “ shopping concept, they let customers skip the cash counter and skip the long queues, which greatly saves customers’ time.

In the beginning, the need for such smart shopping carts accelerated thanks to COVID-19. Many shoppers want to avoid waiting in crowded checkout lines for long periods. Technology like this lets a customer bypass the lines.

The smart carts also eliminate the shopper-cashier interaction. As smart shopping carts support customers doing self-service checkouts, fewer cashiers are needed.

Is smart shopping cart technology the latest tech?

Some people use to compare smart shopping carts with other technologies, such as a “ scan and go “ device, and a self-checkout machine every individual smart shopping carts are smart. Every individual smart cart engages in customers’ shopping experiences and records customers’ shopping data.

While other technologies only involve the payment procedure, and couldn’t help shoppers much. Smart shopping cart technology is surely the latest tech. It likes the Amazon Go grocery concept and Just walk out store technology.(Author :Superhii , Cindy Xin )