Google introduces a new'Checkout' feature in Gemini and Search AI Mode, allowing US users to make direct purchases through conversations with AI. PCWorld reports that Google launched the Universal Commerce Protocol alongside major retailers like Shopify, Etsy, Walmart, and Target for seamless integration. Users can complete transactions using Google Pay or PayPal, streamlining online shopping by eliminating the need to navigate to separate websites. Google is launching a "Checkout" feature in its Gemini AI chatbot as well as in Google Search's AI Mode, according to a recent blog post . The feature allows users to purchase products without leaving the chat or search interface. Purchases can be completed with Google Pay or PayPal. At the same time, Google is also unveiling its Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP). This is an open standard that enables different AI agents, payment systems, and shops to work seamlessly together.

The development of embodied agents for complex commercial environments is hindered by a critical gap in existing robotics datasets and benchmarks, which primarily focus on household or tabletop settings with short-horizon tasks. To address this limitation, we introduce MarketGen, a scalable simulation platform with automatic scene generation for complex supermarket environments. MarketGen features a novel agent-based Procedural Content Generation (PCG) framework. It uniquely supports multi-modal inputs (text and reference images) and integrates real-world design principles to automatically generate complete, structured, and realistic supermarkets. We also provide an extensive and diverse 3D asset library with a total of 1100+ supermarket goods and parameterized facilities assets. Building on this generative foundation, we propose a novel benchmark for assessing supermarket agents, featuring two daily tasks in a supermarket: (1) Checkout Unloading: long-horizon tabletop tasks for cashier agents, and (2) In-Aisle Item Collection: complex mobile manipulation tasks for salesperson agents. We validate our platform and benchmark through extensive experiments, including the deployment of a modular agent system and successful sim-to-real transfer. MarketGen provides a comprehensive framework to accelerate research in embodied AI for complex commercial applications.

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Wegmans is testing AI-powered Caper Carts at four New York locations, allowing shoppers to track spending in real time and skip checkout lines with automatic item detection technology.

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