AiFi and Carnegie Mellon University launch autonomous retail competition

Autonomous stores startup AiFi has announced a collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University.

The two are launching a competition as part of the Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things (CPS-IOT) Week in Sydney, Australia. It will take place on 21st-22nd April. Abstracts describing a team’s approach and deployment requirements are due on or before 28th February.

The aim is to allow teams of graduate students and industry groups to understand and explore autonomous store technology. “It is always a thrill when we bring opportunity and data to the best researchers in the world and see how they use it,” says João Diogo Falcão, VP of Engineering, AiFi.

“We will provide video feeds, 3D position of all humans in the store, weight sensor data, layout information and a trigger so you know when someone exits the store. This competition will be our new way of supporting the scientific mission of the conference and help bring autonomous retail to its peak.”

Competition details and rules are available here. For other information, click here. 

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