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But how does it work? The article only mentions that you scan your phone at the entrance. The tags don't seem to be RFID or anything special neither.
Is that a critique of the article or are you unable to find that out online?
Not a critique, honest curiosity.
Even more confusing is that Amazon Fresh in-person "stores" are only in California and regular Amazon Fresh is still delivery/pickup in Washington. There also seems to now be an "Amazon Go Grocery" along with the existing Amazon Go.
I'll patiently wait for Fred Meyer stores to adopt this. (probably never). Amazon Fresh/Go prices are way too high for me.
In the UK Amazon has a deal with supermarket chain Morris ons for groceries orders and deliveries through the Amazon website. My understanding is that a significant portion of the groceries sold at this new store are Morrisons'.
Everything is wrapped in plastic, most of it non-recyclable. This is not progress.
But how does it work? The article only mentions that you scan your phone at the entrance. The tags don't seem to be RFID or anything special neither.
https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/21/inside-amazons-surveillanc...
I wonder why they could write "Fruit" as a complete word, but "Vegetables" was too long? It appears a few times in a few images. If it was shortened to be 'hip' you'd expect "Fru" and "Veg". It's odd to see certain words being dumbed down in other countries, be it 'trimming' or using a version you'd use when communicating with children (as per usage presented in popular media, i.e. saying "eat your veggies" to a chil…
- Vegetables are just called 'veg'.
- You don't get a shot, you get a 'jab'.
- You say 'whilst' instead of 'while'
- You don't get a turn, you 'have a go'.
- Band-aids are called 'plasters'.
- Many vegetables have different names. Eggplants are 'aubergines'. Cucumbers are 'courgettes'. Pickles are 'gherkins'.
So a headline like "To Promote Veg And Vaccines, Boris Johnson Has A Go With COVID Jab Whilst Eating A Gherkin and Walks Away With A Plaster" is maybe a little silly, but totally proper.
They also write 'Mr Johnson' without the '.' after 'Mr' - and they call the '.' a 'full stop'. Basically it's a real nightmare over here.
tl;dr - You should localize your US software for the UK market if you want to fit in. It's more different than you think. Even street addresses work differently here.
But how does it work? The article only mentions that you scan your phone at the entrance. The tags don't seem to be RFID or anything special neither.
I wrote about it back when they showed off the first one here in Seattle. Not sure how much they've updated it but it's largely RGB cameras in the ceiling and weight sensors in the shelves: https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/21/inside-amazons-surveillanc...
Either the weight sensors are very well hidden, or there aren't any.