ROAMING robots are set to be unleashed on Iceland’s aisles in a bizarre business move by the retailer. The hospitality helper ...

Walmart has reportedly ended its partnership with Bossa Nova Robotics, which had involved an effort to automate certain in-store tasks through the use of robots, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Two tech companies are sharing timely details on their retail-focused robots, plus a warning that the machine is not designed to “replace” humans. The machine, designed by Simbe Robotics, originally ...

The automated machine roams shop floor aisles, and can be used to display physical products, promote store offers or ...

Marty, the googly-eyed robot that helps with cleanups at grocery stores, celebrated its first birthday Saturday.It has been one year since the wheeled robot was rolled out into nearly 500 grocery ...

One of the striking trends during the pandemic has been the acceptance of automation technologies by a previously tepid public. Retail in particular has accelerated development of automation, ...

Upon entering Decathlon, an AI-forward sporting goods store located on Market Street in San Francisco, I was cheerfully greeted by a human sales associate who asked if he could be of assistance. “I’m ...

Just as the world’s largest manufacturers, retailers and service industries embrace robots in their day-to-day operations as if computers have already outsmarted people, at some of the most ...

TOKYO – In August, a robot vaguely resembling a kangaroo will begin stacking sandwiches, drinks and ready meals on shelves at a Japanese convenience store in a test its maker, Telexistence, hopes will ...

This excerpt is adapted from “Generation Robot” by Terri Favro. Published by Skyhorse Publishing, 2020. All rights reserved. The year 2020 marks a milestone in ...