Caper Cart

What is Caper Cart?

Caper Cart is an AI-powered smart shopping cart built for grocery and convenience stores. It provides a contactless, automated checkout experience directly in the cart, letting customers skip lines and pay as they shop.

The cart personalizes the in-store experience with real-time advertising and tailored deals. It syncs with shopping lists, recommends products based on past purchases, helps shoppers stick to a budget, and integrates with loyalty programs. Hardware features include an all-day battery, instant camera recognition, weights-and-measures-based loss prevention, and weather resistance.

Caper also offers Caper Cart Counter, a quick checkout system that works with Instacart’s Platform to create a unified online and in-store shopping experience.

Deployment is designed to fit existing store workflows, so retailers can roll it out quickly and scale regardless of store size or shopper volume. Store owners and staff manage controls, analytics, and reports from their own phones or devices using common mobile operating systems. The aim is to increase customer retention through personalized experiences, tailored recommendations, loyalty integration, and digital ads.

Who created Caper Cart?

Caper was founded by Lindon Gao. The company is known for its AI-powered smart cart and checkout system, offering contactless automated checkout, personalized promotions, real-time advertising, and Instacart platform integration.

What is Caper Cart used for?

• Contactless, automated checkout directly from the cart
• Personalized recommendations, deals, and real-time advertising on the cart’s screens
• Syncing online shopping lists to connect online and in-store shopping
• Loyalty program integration to encourage repeat visits
• Loss prevention via weights and measures
• Wayfinding to help shoppers navigate the store
• Improved labor efficiency by automating checkout
• Fast checkout with Caper Counter, integrated with Instacart’s Platform