Bakery goods POS visual recognition system on trial – Video of the day

A bakery has developed a system that can individually identify all kinds of baked goods on a tray, in just one second. A trial has started at a Tokyo bakery store.

This technology was co-developed with the. This is the world's first trial of such a system in actual work at a cash register.
“Part-time staff sometimes can't remember the names of baked goods. But with this system, the names of the goods appear on screen, so staff can work at the cash register on their first day. So we think it can improve efficiency overall, especially when there's a long queue, because the balance can be tallied instantly.”
This system can be used for virtually all merchandise in the store. But with items like sandwiches, where different kinds may look the same from some angles, the merchandise needs to be facing the camera.