Voice order and Voice Assist are the trend right now. At InfoComm 2023, 22Miles won Best of Show with their wayfind with AI Link to article.
At the recent NRA show we displayed generative AI virtual assistance example on a kiosk from SapientX.
One of the more “in production” is the Verneek solution which just finished trials and tests in Sprouts Supermarket. Verneek is a prime NVIDIA partner and NVIDIA is very invested in conversational AI. Their newest iteration does multi-language on the fly. There is also a “behind the scenes” video available.
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