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An unmanned store that automatically pays when you pick up a product and bring it out has also appeared in Korea. It is said that the cumbersome calculation process of scanning barcodes is omitted by using artificial intelligence CCTV and sensors.



Reporter Jeon Yeon-nam visited.



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convenience store, but there are no staff or checkout counters in sight.



This is an automatic payment unmanned store, and the payment process is skipped by simply receiving a QR code after user authentication at the entrance of the store.



I entered the store by scanning the QR code, and I just picked up the item and went out the door to complete the payment.



The artificial intelligence camera mounted on the ceiling recognizes the customer's movement, location, and product, and the smart shelf detects the weight and checks how many products the customer has grabbed, and automatic payment is made.



[Kang Se-yeon / Yangcheon-gu, Seoul: The fact that it is calculated just by choosing this product (it is strange.) If it is simplified a little when entering, I think you will use it more often.]



However, refunds are difficult, and you have to check whether you are underage

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Tobacco and alcoholic beverages are not sold.



America's 'Amazon Go' is the originator of unmanned stores using artificial intelligence, sensors, and image analysis technology.



It was first introduced in 2016 and has been operating 29 stores in the United States and continues to increase.



[Seo Yong-gu/Professor of Business Administration, Sookmyung Women's University: Unmanned stores are already becoming common in the United States and China. In order to reduce the burden of fixed labor costs (in Korea), it is already changing.] In



Korea, as non-face-to-face consumption has become a trend due to the influence of Corona 19, the number of unmanned convenience stores has exceeded 1,500, but consumers are still using barcodes. This is a self-calculation method.



(Video coverage: Jang Woon-seok, video editing: Lee So-young)