Artificial intelligence technology by changing how we buy food and drinks at the MCG and Marvel Stadium

Brett, Kelly and their family of Crows of Crows said they had found the “very easy” trial after a little initial confusion.

“If you knew what you want, (it took about 30 seconds,” Brett said. “Once proved that it works and we are charged the correct amount, no concern.”

But woman, from Southbank, expressed reservations about the need to take the system in conflict, saying that it preferred the stores with the traditional cassa.

“It’s easy to use but I don’t like the idea that I have no control over what is charged to my card,” Donna said after purchasing a Nachos service. “I am taking it on the faith, you cannot control it.

“I feel like we were rooted in behaviors that go against wheat. If you want food, this is your option. I don’t like it.”

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The general manager of the operations and commercial partnerships of the Melbourne Cricket Club, Tanya Gallina, said that innovative technology was a success.

“Last year we received truly positive feedback after introducing two McG Express stores without checkout in the Ponsford stand during the Santo Stefano test in 2023,” said Gallina.

“From the use data it was clear that these stores were popular among the fans and, consequently, we opened two more shops without checkout in time for the first round of the AFL season of 2025-one in the Shane Warne stand and the other in the MCC members’ reserve on level one.

“The use of this innovative technology provides members and fans with a faster food and drinks service: it is a concept that fans have really welcomed, allowing you to quickly buy a range of food objects and drinks so that they can return to action.

“These points of sale are part of the MCC commitment to members and fans to continuously improve services and experiences at the MCG.”

Three of the four points of sale are found at level one – behind sections 12, 33 and in the reserve of members near Gate Due. There is another at level two, behind section 36.

Updates are part of a partnership between Delaware North, the hospitality provider of the headquarters and the Zippin global technological society, offering what they call “shopping without friction”.

Computers are established to work between the crowds of buyers and in different lighting conditions. Employees of the headquarters still control customers when they buy alcohol.

The MCC said that the “software to automatically identifies the articles collected or returned – using cameras and sensors – and creates a virtual trolley for each buyer”.

“The patron can put the objects in the pocket, the bag or simply bring them … After leaving the outlet, purchases are automatically charged to the card used at the entrance,” said McC.

Marvel Stadium embraced Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” technology in two food points without checkout. The weight sensors on the shelves detect when buyers remove the smallest articles, which are more difficult to recognize the vision of the computer.

The technology was also adopted in the United States and the United Kingdom, including sports stadiums, airports, grocery stores, minimarkets and retail shops.

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In the United States, the dome of $ 2 billion in Los Angeles Clippers has remodeled the experience of the NBA fans with the AIFI advanced technology, including facial recognition technology, provided that fans are happy to use a smartphone app. This app is connected to the fans’ credit card.

“It is not autonomous, he is eliminating the checkout,” said Rich Wallace, of Aifi, in Ktla.

In many places in the NBA, the average expectations can be 30 minutes, but in intuits that number has been cut less than two minutes.

Wallace said the AIFI system is based on cameras powered by artificial intelligence. He holds a trace of what they collect and have put down with precision of 99.7 percent, he said.

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