A compact AI-driven weighing machine sits pretty on the table. Nearby, a colourful pile, replicas of dragon fruit, corn, and lettuce vie for attention. I pick up a dragon fruit and place it on the machine. It detects the weight as 10 grams, identifies the product, and prints a label.“Imagine a supermarket with minimal human intervention. It is one of our standout innovations, an AI-enabled label printing machine designed for modern retail stores,” says Raghavendran Hari, managing director of Venkatachalam &Co that specialises in a range of electronic weighing machines including weigh bridges. “It is designed for supermarkets and hypermarkets, and does not require manual input in any form,” he adds as we walk past the displays at their facility in Town Hall with as many as 200 models of weighing machines, complete with live demonstrations.One popular exhibit features waterproof weighing machines submerged in water, working flawlessly, an innovation particularly valued by fish market vendors. For over eight decades, the family-run business has stood witness to the changing facets of Town Hall where narrow lanes teem with cloth merchants, jewellers, and textile shops.
Designed for supermarkets and hypermarkets
