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. “Fruit and vegetables in supermarkets don't usually have barcodes, because they're put out while they're fresh. So these items can't be read at the register using barcodes, which means staff need to input data to record them.
Akihabara News, Toshiba's supermarket POS scanner recognizes objects, makes barcodes obsolete
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