Smart goggles with augmented reality technology make picking and sorting easier and offer intuitive navigation aids.
As hands are the most important tools for moving goods, especially in order picking or inventory management in retail, “hands-free” is particularly interesting for these areas. The RealWear Smart Goggles’ camera can also be used for “out-of-stock” applications.
If smart glasses are also used to scan barcodes or QR codes, it should be noted that the scanning process is not carried out by means of hand-eye coordination as with mobile data capture devices, but purely by the eye – as the camera is located right next to it – which guides the scanning process. This can take some getting used to, especially at the beginning.
Wearable scanners
However, if the number of scanning processes needs to be as fast as possible, as with classic order picking, and the codes are a little further away or relatively small, we recommend an additional “wearable scanner” on the back of the hand. These can be easily connected to the RealWear data glasses via Bluetooth and are much more powerful than the camera when scanning. No cabling is required as the scanners are energy self-sufficient.
Barcotec has wearable scanners from several well-known manufacturers in its portfolio:
Benefits of augmented reality technology in retail
- Hands free for the movement of goods
- Voice-controlled interaction option without training “out of the box”
- Live data of scanned goods and positions
- Simple integration (Android apps run on the RealWear devices)