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# Motilal Agrawal

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[Cashierless](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/cashierless) [Ai](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/ai) [Artificial intelligence](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/artificial-intelligence) [Retail technology](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/retail-technology)

## Time, Energy and the Planet

May 31, 2023, 9:26:07 AM

[Read More](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/time-energy-and-the-planet)

## Latest posts

[![At Zippin, we think that ambient intelligence is rapidly enlarging the frictionless economy](https://www.getzippin.com/hubfs/Checking%20In%20Blog%20Photos/Zippin_Howitworks_Blog.fin.png)](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/ambient-intelligence-is-powering-the-frictionless-economy)

Nov 3, 2022, 2:00:00 AM

## [Ambient Intelligence is Powering the Frictionless Economy](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/ambient-intelligence-is-powering-the-frictionless-economy)

[Checkout-free retail](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/checkout-free-retail) [Future of retail](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/future-of-retail) [Ai](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/ai) [Artificial intelligence](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/artificial-intelligence) [Frictionless economy](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/frictionless-economy) [Ambient intelligence](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/ambient-intelligence)

Ambient intelligence–the combination of ambient computing and AI–makes our lives easier by embedding sensing and computing power around us. The embedding is such that the..

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[![Computer vision identifies customers and the products they are ultimately purchasing from checkout-free stores. ](https://www.getzippin.com/hubfs/Overhead%204.png)](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/the-ai-technologies-powering-checkout-free-retail-part-3-computer-vision)

May 3, 2022, 8:00:00 AM

## [The AI Technologies Powering Checkout-free Retail Part 3 - Computer Vision](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/the-ai-technologies-powering-checkout-free-retail-part-3-computer-vision)

[Checkout-free retail](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/checkout-free-retail) [Checkout-free store](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/checkout-free-store) [Frictionless shopping](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/frictionless-shopping) [Ai](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/ai) [Artificial intelligence](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/artificial-intelligence) [Computer vision](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/computer-vision)

Previously, I described how deep learning and sensor fusion are important AI technologies enabling checkout-free retail. In this final blog post in the series, I will discuss the..

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[![Sensor fusion has an important role in enabling high accuracy for end customers as well as lowering the cost of deployment for retailers.](https://www.getzippin.com/hubfs/2%20Bee.jpeg)](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/the-ai-technologies-powering-checkout-free-retail-part-2-sensor-fusion)

Apr 12, 2022, 8:00:00 AM

## [The AI Technologies Powering Checkout-free Retail Part 2 - Sensor Fusion](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/the-ai-technologies-powering-checkout-free-retail-part-2-sensor-fusion)

[Checkout-free retail](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/checkout-free-retail) [Checkout-free store](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/checkout-free-store) [Frictionless shopping](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/frictionless-shopping) [Ai](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/ai) [Artificial intelligence](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/artificial-intelligence)

In my last post, I described deep learning as the heart of all modern AI advances. In part two I will discuss the second core AI technology, sensor fusion, and its important role..

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Mar 22, 2022, 8:15:00 AM

## [The AI Technologies Powering Checkout-free Retail - Part 1](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/ai-technologies-powering-checkout-free-retail-part-1)

[Checkout-free retail](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/checkout-free-retail) [Checkout-free store](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/checkout-free-store) [Frictionless shopping](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/frictionless-shopping) [Ai](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/ai) [Artificial intelligence](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/artificial-intelligence)

In my role as Chief Scientist at Zippin, I get asked a lot about the myriad of cameras and sensors in checkout-free stores. If you’re amazed at the design and amount of..

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Apr 1, 2021, 2:16:00 PM

## [How Edge and Cloud Computing are Spearheading the Retail Digital Transformations](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/how-edge-and-cloud-computing-are-spearheading-the-retail-digital-transformations)

[Ai](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/ai)

I’ve been wanting to do a more detailed blog post comparing edge and cloud computing, and how Zippin technology is taking advantage of advances in both, and edge computing..

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Mar 10, 2021, 8:00:00 AM

## [Beyond Cashierless: How AI is Changing the Retail Experience](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/beyond-cashierless-how-ai-is-changing-the-retail-experience)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the physical retail environment and bringing new possibilities to the in-store customer experience. In the e-commerce realm, we are..

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Mar 4, 2021, 9:00:00 AM

## [Zippin's Retail Technology Guide 101](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/zipping-retail-technology-guide-101)

[Checkout-free retail](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/checkout-free-retail) [Future of retail](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/future-of-retail) [Frictionless shopping](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/frictionless-shopping) [Ai](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/ai)

The world of retail is undergoing a significant technology transformation, and there’s a lot of terminology cropping up alongside the latest retail technology trends.

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[![Zippin white paper cover](https://www.getzippin.com/hubfs/whitepaper%20blog%20art%20-%20option%201.jpg)](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/how-checkout-free-technology-is-building-a-better-normal)

Dec 1, 2020, 7:00:00 AM

## [How Checkout-Free Technology is Building a Better Normal for the Future of Retail](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/how-checkout-free-technology-is-building-a-better-normal)

[Checkout-free store](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/checkout-free-store) [Stadiums](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/stadiums) [Denver broncos](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/denver-broncos) [Cashierless](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/cashierless) [Aramark](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/aramark)

We recently participated in a panel discussion with leaders from Aramark and from the Denver Broncos stadium, Empower Field at Mile High, to talk about how Zippin checkout-free..

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[![](https://www.getzippin.com/hubfs/Stocksy_txp67efd780as8200_Medium_535067-opt.jpg)](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/why-automate-checkout-0)

Nov 7, 2018, 12:45:47 PM

## [The State of Retail: It’s Time for Change](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/why-automate-checkout-0)

[Checkout-free retail](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/checkout-free-retail) [Future of retail](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/future-of-retail)

According to Harvard Business School, U.S. consumers waste an average of 118 hours per year waiting in line, with a large chunk of those hours spent standing in queues at stores...

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#### Zippin Outdoors Named SBJ Tech Awards Finalist for Best in AI

Dec 2, 2024, 9:26:44 AM

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