EzyCart, a smart shopping trolley based on artificial intelligence (AI) which is a local innovation, will be used in leading supermarkets in Malaysia such as Redtick, Lotus’s and Jaya Grocer.

Developed through the collaboration of NanoMalaysia Bhd and AI-based retail automation solution provider Retailetics Sdn Bhd, the smart product has technology such as barcode scanning, product verification (availability, weight) and a combination of advanced sensor features that can avoid the risk of theft.

NanoMalaysia Group chief executive officer Dr Rezal Khairi Ahmad said the EzyCart, which is equipped with an e-wallet system, helps consumers to find products on the shelves and uses antibacterial nanotechnology to keep the carts virus- and bacteria-free for months.

Met after the launch of EzyCart by Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) Chang Lih Kang at Redtick Putrajaya here today, he said NanoMalaysia allocated a fund of RM1 million for the development of the cart.

For a start, Rezal Khairi said EzyCart will be deployed at Redtick Putrajaya with a total of 10 trolleys placed in the supermarket.

“We (NanoMalaysia) will also guide Retailetics for the purpose of product marketing so as to penetrate the market in the Southeast Asian region,” he said.

NanoMalaysia was established in 2011 as a company limited by guarantee (CLBG) under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) to act as a business entity entrusted with the commercialisation and industrialisation of nanotechnology through a joint venture model.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency