Supermarket Scanner Obsoletes Barcodes

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Diginfo:

The latest supermarket scanner developed by Toshiba Tec may make conventional barcodes in supermarkets obsolete.

Currently, at most supermarkets, a laser scanner is used to recognize barcodes, but the newly developed Object Recognition Scanner instantly recognizes the merchandise itself, be it fresh produce or packaged goods, by identifying it directly via a camera.

This quote from the video illustrates how mind-blowing this technology is:

“In this demo, there are three kinds of apples: Fuji, Jonagold, and Mutsu. The Fuji and Jonagold originally come from the same stock, so if you’re not really familiar with apples, they might look the same. But this scanner can distinguish them, by recognizing subtle differences in pattern and coloration.”

Demo video below.

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