How are IoT is being used by Amazon in their "Amazon Go" project?

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"Amazon Go " is a retail store chain owned by online retail giant Amazon. It is a cashier-less and semi-automated retail store where customers can do shopping and self-checkout.

These stores are currently located in 32 different locations in the USA. Amazon has used self-grown technologies to make the experience smooth for the customers.

For the purchase, checkout, and payment phases involved with a retail transaction, Amazon leverages a combination of IoT devices, deep learning algorithms, and sensor fusion.

The store concept is hailed as a game-changing strategy that leverages the widespread use of cellphones and geofencing technologies to streamline customer service, supply chain, and inventory management.

However, due to concerns with the sensors’ capacity to track numerous individuals or objects within the store, such as when youngsters move items to other shelves or when more than one consumer has a similar body habitus.

The payments and other transactions occur through the Amazon Go app on android or IOS.