Our Project aims to provide convenience to the consumer while they shop away their worries.

Autocart is the solution to modern day in store shopping!  We aim to give convenience, simplicity and efficiency to the frontier of in store shopping. Autocart would be a direct competitor to new innovative shopping experiences such as Amazon Go.

 

Proposal

Problem Use Cases

• Shopping carts and baskets in Grocery stores are inconvenient
• Grocery stores are full of people who want similar products and certain aisles become crowded which slows purchases
• Some esoteric items are hard to find in grocery stores

Solution Use Cases

• Web app takes customer’s shopping list
• Autonomous shopping cart then guides customers through store to pick up item on shopping list while carrying their items
• Increasing efficiency through store increases revenue
• Removing inconvenience of carrying basket / pushing cart increases customer satisfaction

Requirements

• The cart should sense the items put onto cart in 90% of cases (pressure pad inconsistencies with light items)
• The cart senses the item and starts driving to next item within 2 seconds (noticeable amount of lag time)
• The cart should drive at 3.1 mph (avg. human walking speed)
• The cart should stop within +-0.25m of object (comfortable reach distance)
• The cart should never go to the incorrect location (eliminates efficiency)
• The cart should take the optimal route to next item on list (increases efficiency)