Standard Cognition raises $40M to replace retailers' cashiers with cameras

The Amazon Go store requires hundreds of cameras to detect who's picking up what items. Standard Cognition needs just 27 to go after the massive market of equipping regular shops with autonomous retail technology. Walk into one of its partners' stores and overhead cameras identify you by shape and movement, not facial recognition. Open up its iOS or Android app and a special light pattern flashes, allowing the cameras to tie you to your account and payment method. Grab whatever you want, and just walk out.