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If you’ve spotted a robot gliding across the floor at your neighborhood QuikTrip, it’s not science fiction, it’s part of a ...
I visited VenHub, a 24/7 convenience store in LA that's run by a pair of robotic arms named Barb and Peter, and no humans.
“Robo ‘cleanup’ in aisle three!” Some grocery stores in the U.S. are calling on robots in an attempt to keep their floors clean. Giant Food Stores has already piloted the wheeled robot, dubbed Marty, ...
SEEKONK, Mass. (AP) — A wheeled robot named Marty is rolling into nearly 500 grocery stores to alert employees if it encounters spilled granola, squashed tomatoes or a broken jar of mayonnaise. But ...
The newest employee at a Tokyo 7-Eleven works through the night without a single break. It silently stocks drinks and other ...
The robots are coming! It sounds like a tagline for a science fiction film, but we need only look as far as the retail industry to see the truth in this statement. Robots have been with us for a while ...
The robots might be taking taking over retail, but some of them might be too cute to fear. Marty, a googly-eyed robot that assists in store clean-up efforts, is celebrating one year since the start of ...
Robots don’t need food, but they do need a recipe for success. This is especially the case when they’re added to the supermarket aisle. The grocery industry is stepping up its investment in ...