Mass Adoption of AI Scanners in Chinese Canteens

June 3, 2025

In China, canteens are massively implementing AI scanners that instantly recognize dishes on a tray and automatically generate a bill. The entire process takes literally seconds, and people no longer need to explain what's on their plate. The technology works by means of visual analysis: a camera scans the tray, and a neural network recognizes each item and immediately displays the total amount on the screen.