Caper used sensors, computer vision, and other AI techniques to detect items in customers' shopping carts so they could ... easy-to-deploy AI-powered robots for brick-and-mortar businesses.

Patent filed 4 months before rumors surfaced of driverless carts Describes motorized robots that could slide underneath shopping carts Customers could control units with mobile device or voice ...

The robots have nametags on them for curious customers, sharing information about the new team member. "Barney is here to improve your shopping experience ... debuted "KroGO carts" that have ...