The German Supermarket Metro AG is testing a prototype grocery store called Future Store in Rheinberg, Germany, that is fully automated. Shopping cars are souped up with built-in PCs that enable shoppers to barcode scan their own groceries as they place them into the carts. (Whoops! I "accidentally" forgot to scan the caviar!) The PCs are wireless connected, and guide shoppers to the section they're looking for. Scales in the produce section recognized what kind of produce you're buying. Kiosks give you shopping advice. Push a button and you're "checked out." The experimental store opened in April and has thus far proved an enormous success. Humans need not apply for a job there unless you're an IT professional!
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