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Walmart is launching dozens of high-tech warehouses staffed entirely by robots to help it meet the staggering increase in demand for online orders.
The automated robots will be used to…
Read MoreOcado is dramatically accelerating development of “robotic picking products”
Ocado is accelerating the development of its “robotic picking products” as the pandemic presents opportunities bigger “than we imagined (were) previously possible”.
Ocado Technology’s chief executive James Matthews explained during…
Read MoreIs automation the answer?
COVID-19 transformed the way we live our daily lives practically overnight.
While the UK might be welcoming the return of ‘normality’ to certain areas of daily life, Government guidelines still…
Read MoreCo-op to quadruple number of stores offering robot delivery as demand surges
Co-op is dramatically expanding its robot delivery network after the number of customers using them during lockdown more than doubled.
The grocer has partnered with Starship Technologies to offer same-day…
Read MoreThis robot will scan your temperature, tell you to put on a mask and disinfect the room
South Korean companies are using automated robots that can disinfect stores and dispense hand sanitizer to customers as the pandemic continues to accelerate the usage of such machines.
SK Telecom,…
Read MoreGap dramatically accelerates robot rollout as COVID-19 encourages automation
Gap is accelerating the rollout of automated robots to fulfil online orders in its warehouses in a bid to reduce human contact during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The fashion retailer is…
Read MoreWalmart to add hundreds more autonomous robots to its stores
Walmart is set to dramatically ramp up the number of autonomous robots in its stores as it expands its partnership with Bossa Nova Robotics.
Bossa Nova’s shelf-scanning robots stand six…
Read MoreIn-store automation provides major competitive advantage for retailers
In-store automation has become a major competitive advantage for retailers promising to attract online shoppers back to the high street.
Nearly 60 per cent of customers say they would shift…
Read MoreAutomation is most vital investment priority according to 21% of UK businesses
Automation is due to have a “transformative impact on businesses” in the UK in the coming years as increasing numbers make it a priority.
According to a new report from…
Read MoreAdidas abandons both its hi-tech automated “Speedfactories”
Adidas is abandoning its robotic “Speedfactories” after just four years admitting defeat on its ambitious automation experiment.
The Speedfactories, entirely automated factories which it opened in Ansbach, Germany, in 2016…
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