It seems like something out of a sci-fi movie, but today it becomes a reality. After a year’s delay, Amazon Go is opening to the public today in Seattle, and it’s the world’s first cashier-less convenience store. Promising “no lines, no checkouts, no registers”, could this be a game changing step into an automated retail and grocery future?

 

 

Imagine just walking in, grabbing what you need, and walking out as the Amazon app charges you automatically when you pass back through the gates.

 

 

Here’s how it works:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The system is smart enough to determine whether you’ve changed your mind and placed an item back on the shelf. Furthermore, it can tell the difference between two almost identical products, such as Starbucks drinks sitting next to each other on a shelf.

 

 

Here it is in action:

 

 

 

 

Would you miss the interaction with your friendly cashier?

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