LG和易买得联手开发智能购物车

LG’s rolling robots could soon arrive at the largest supermarket chain in South Korea. The tech giant has inked a deal with grocery retailer E-Mart to develop self-driving shopping carts that can follow consumers around the store.

The device will be developed under LG’s CLOi brand, which has released other robots for other uses.

LG hopes the smart cart-robot will free shoppers from the usual hassle* of having to push their grocery cart around as they peruse* the aisles.

“The LG CLOi CartBot eliminates* the worst part of grocery shopping: standing in lines,” LG explained. “This shopping companion and trolley has a built-in* bar code* scanner that rings you up* as you shop. When you’re ready to check out, the automated payment service takes care of the bill,” the firm added.

The firm first teased the device at the CES tech conference last year, when it took the wraps off* its Shopping Cart Robot, Serving Robot and Porter Robot.

What’s more, the self-driving cart can help direct shoppers to a particular item they’re in search of. Users can also make requests through LG’s own app.

Along with its rolling robots, LG has also developed CLOi SuitBot, an AI-powered robotic suit boosting the leg movements of its wearer, letting them undertake tasks they normally wouldn’t be equipped to handle.(SD-Agencies)