Inspiration The long lines at commons on campus annoyed me a lot. I always got rubbed the wrong way by understaffed market and its long checkout process. I knew there had to be a way to circumvent fifteen minutes of my time.
What it does- Scan Mart is a software that can be run on a smartphone. It is linked with your Penn State email address, and the respective meal plan. It uses the phones camera (and AI software) to scan the barcode of commons items and their price is put in a list which is then added up and given to the user. Once they confirm the items, they select their mode of payment and finish the transaction right there! once the verification screen is shown to the cashier, you are free to go!
How we built it -We used a combination of GitHub, Java, as well as Android code for this project. Our group captain worked on the back end of the code (database management, AI recognition) and our vice captain finished the front end of the code including the UI and the design. Our last group member worked on the finer details such as sorting the required databases, creating the presentation, making logos, and getting the occasional Gatorade for the team.
Challenges we ran into -We had to pivot our database management because it was not compatible with Java. That set us back by a couple of hours. We were also short of one team member who dropped out at the last second.
Accomplishments that we're proud of We are proud that the lack of a team member did not set us back and we finished where we wanted to at the end of it.
What we learned - Murphy's rule is the real deal
What's next for Scan Mart The applications for Scan Mart are truly limitless. We can use tis software in practically any physical retail store which depends on "line" cashier tables. This is not limited to food or groceries. This can be used for any physical retailer company. If used, they will save the intellectual labor force for more important activities.
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