Accel Robotics, a leading startup for checkout-free retail solutions powered by computer vision and artificial intelligence, today announced the soon-to-be-open Valet Market, an automated shopping experience for modern communities. Valet Market is an autonomous community market offering 1,500 square feet of retail space within Brookfield s luxury high-rise community,
Vantage Pointe, in San Diego s East Village. Designed as a shared pantry for the neighborhood, shoppers at Valet Market will find locally-sourced items, such as produce, baked goods and dairy, alongside everyday convenience items on the store s smart shelves. The market is also integrated with Last Step™ delivery services for residents, who can order goods through the store s mobile app for on-demand delivery straight to their door.
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A futuristic grocery store is opening in East Village on the ground floor of the luxury high-rise apartment complex Vantage Pointe.
The new store, called Valet Market, was designed by local tech startup Accel Robotics, and it contains no cashiers or checkout kiosks. Instead, the market allows shoppers to walk in, grab items off shelves, and walk back out with all items automatically charged to the shopper’s account.
Accel does this through a mobile app that shoppers can download and set up payment methods through. For security, the store is gated and requires the app to unlock it. The app anonymously tracks the individual as they move throughout the store, and sensors built into shelves signal to Accel which items the person picks up. This allows shoppers to literally grab and go.
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