BALLWIN, Mo. – If you’ve spotted a robot gliding across the floor at your neighborhood QuikTrip, it’s not science fiction, it’s part of a company-wide initiative to make cleaning more convenient in ...

In July 2019, in a story headlined “ Marty the grocery store robot is a glimpse into our hell-ish future,” a Mashable writer cited his limited functionality—while Marty can spot a spill, he can’t ...

A university study finds that adding anthropomorphism features to frontline robots — such as humanlike “expressive eyes, emotive voices, and subtle gestures” — increases bystanders’ empathic responses ...

Northeast Grocery is testing in-store robots designed to detect out-of-stocks and inaccurate prices in 10 upstate New York stores. The Tally robots from Simbe will roam the aisles of five Price ...

Simbe Robotics added RFID and machine learning technology to its Tally shelf-scanning robot, expanding the device’s uses cases and applications in store. This class of store-floor robots is seen as ...