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IIT Grads Make Shopping More Interactive

IIT Grads Make Shopping More Interactive

Ever had a conversation with a trolley at the supermarket, which not only knows your name, but also directs you to the product of your choice, adds up the bill as you throw goods into the trolley? Or a smart shelf that tells the shopkeeper when a particular product is running out of stock?

Or a smart card that allows antennae positioned in the shop to recognise you by name the moment you walk in and provide the shop with details of all the purchases you have made till date?

This is not magic, but a new hardware-software combination designed by a company called Consumer Vision, created by IIT graduates, postgraduates and PhD fellows, that is working on revolutionising the retail sector, not just in India, but across the world.

More : timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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