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Walmart turns to automated picking robots to meet 80% rise in online orders

January 27, 2021

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…

Is there such a thing as too much automation? And will we see robotics and automation sweep successfully throughout the entire supply chain in the future?

Is automation the answer?

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June 15, 2020

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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…

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.

This robot will scan your temperature, tell you to put on a mask and disinfect the room

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June 1, 2020

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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,…

Amazon has removed a t-shirt featuring an image of George Floyd with a policeman kneeling on his neck from its marketplace as it continues to face a backlash on social media.

Amazon’s new grocery stores to feature hidden robotic “microfulfillment” areas for online orders

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February 24, 2020

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Amazon is planning to launch a new chain of grocery stores complete with high-tech automated “microfulfillment” centres to streamline online-order picking. Online orders will be fulfilled by robots in a…

Ocado has become the first UK grocer to warn customers of an increase in missing items and substitutions thanks to “staff absences across the supply chain”.

Ocado could soon deliver groceries via driverless vehicles and robots

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January 15, 2020

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Ocado could soon be delivering groceries via driverless vehicles and robots which carry your order to your door. Tim Steiner, the online grocery retailer’s chief executive, told NRF this week…

Nordstrom inspired by ant colonies for delivery overhaul

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December 6, 2019

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Nordstrom has teamed up with two new partners in order to overhaul its delivery services and compete with online retailers. The Seattle-based department store retailer is working with robotics supply…

Boots has deployed more than 100 robots to help its warehouse staff keep up with the intense demand over this holiday shopping season.

Boots deploys 135 “cobots” to help fulfill millions of orders this holiday season

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December 2, 2019

Ben Stevens

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Boots has deployed more than 100 robots to help its warehouse staff keep up with the intense demand over this holiday shopping season. 135 robots have been employed to carry…

Amazon is on the hunt for 40 new distribution hubs across the UK as it continues its aggressive property expansion.

Amazon set to spend $1.5bn this holiday season as it eyes 30 min delivery times

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November 22, 2019

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Amazon has warned investors it will spend an extra $1.5 billion across the upcoming holiday season as it looks to capture more Prime memberships by offering a super swift delivery…

In-store automation has become a major competitive advantage for retailers promising to attract online shoppers back to the high street.

500,000 UK retail jobs to be replaced by robots by 2024

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AI Automation KPMG Retail Robots

October 24, 2019

Ben Stevens

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Robots are set to replace more than half a million retail jobs in the UK over the next five years as retailer increasingly look to automation to improve efficiency. Automation…

Amazon has created more jobs than any of the Big 5 tech companies since 2000, expanding its headcount 72-fold the turn of the century.

Behind the scenes at Amazon’s robotic fulfilment centre

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October 18, 2019

Ben Stevens

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“Amazon is not too big to fail,” – Jeff Bezos You’d be forgiven for questioning the words of the world’s richest man after witnessing the mind-boggling scale of just one…

Robots

Walmart turns to automated picking robots to meet 80% rise in online orders

Is automation the answer?

This robot will scan your temperature, tell you to put on a mask and disinfect the room

Amazon’s new grocery stores to feature hidden robotic “microfulfillment” areas for online orders

Ocado could soon deliver groceries via driverless vehicles and robots

Nordstrom inspired by ant colonies for delivery overhaul

Boots deploys 135 “cobots” to help fulfill millions of orders this holiday season

Amazon set to spend $1.5bn this holiday season as it eyes 30 min delivery times

500,000 UK retail jobs to be replaced by robots by 2024

Behind the scenes at Amazon’s robotic fulfilment centre

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