A person demonstrating the Orbisk food waste monitor during CES Unveiled, before the start of the CES tech show, on Jan 3, 2023, in Las Vegas. The device uses AI image recognition to track food as it is thrown away, displaying the data on a computer dashboard. — AP
LAS VEGAS: Avocados can be tricky. Their ripeness window is so narrow that a slew of memes poke fun at the fine art of deciding when to eat them.
Dutch entrepreneur Marco Snikkers aims to solve that problem with an avocado scanner unveiled this week at the CES tech show in Las Vegas and designed for use in supermarkets. It uses optical sensing and AI technology to determine ripeness, displaying on a screen whether an avocado is firm or ready to eat.
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