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Ikea's fleet of 250 autonomous drones takes stock of warehouse inventory without any human intervention
Ikea's partnership with the drone maker Verity fits into its larger plan to improve customer experi…
John Kell
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Kraft Heinz is using AI to make more autonomous supply-chain decisions
Kraft Heinz is using proprietary algorithms and software, called its Lighthouse, to better navigate…
John Kell
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Retailers appear to be facing a self-checkout reckoning
Retailers expected self-service tech to help slash labor costs, but some are finding it necessary t…
Dominick Reuter
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I went to Aldi's contact-free Amazon Go rival. I got charged for a tin of sweetcorn I didn't leave the store with and buying alcohol was a weird experience but I still had fun.
I bought alcohol at Aldi's contact-free store.Grace Dean/Insider
Grace Dean
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Amazon announced its first 'fully autonomous' warehouse robot that doesn't have to be caged away from human workers
Although Amazon likes to tout its robotics as a way to increase worker safety, there's some evidenc…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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I visited Aldi and Amazon's cashierless grocery stores and both overcharged me. That aside, the Amazon experience felt smoother.
I visited the Amazon Fresh store in Canary Wharf and the Aldi Shop & Go store in Greenwich. Both ar…
Grace Dean
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I went to a cashierless Amazon store for the first time. It overcharged me $6, but getting a refund was easy.
Amazon Fresh store in Canary Wharf.Grace Dean/Insider
Grace Dean
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Take a look inside a robot fast-food kitchen with fully autonomous ovens, freezers and cleaning systems that don't require any staff
Hyper Robotics' kitchens.Hyper Robotics
Kate Duffy
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The world's biggest camera-operated autonomous store has opened in Shanghai. This is how it works.
AiFi's 4,000 square-foot store in Shanghai uses a series of cameras to track customers so that they…
Grace Dean
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Lowe's is testing 400-pound, egg-shaped autonomous robots to patrol parking lots at some of its stores
Lowe's told Insider that the company is testing these large autonomous robots at some of its locati…
Ben Tobin
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Domino's is launching autonomous pizza delivery with a tiny self-driving car
Robotics company is delivering fresh pizzas for Domino's and has also partnered with CVS, Walmart, …
Mary Meisenzahl
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Grubhub is rolling out 6-wheeled autonomous robots developed in Russia to deliver takeout on 250 US college campuses
Grubhub's autonomous robots, made by Russian company Yandex, can deliver food in dark, wet, and sno…
Kate Duffy
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Sam's Club will start using autonomous AI floor-scrubbing robots in all of its US stores during the coronavirus pandemic — see what the robots look like
The warehouse chain has already been using hundreds of these robot floor scrubbers in many of its c…
Brittany Chang
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Softbank-backed delivery startup Rappi is testing out robots for contactless delivery — take a look
In addition to Colombia, Rappi operates in Mexico, Peru, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil. Las…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Amazon is reportedly buying 1,000 autonomous truck-driving systems, which could pave the way for one day ditching drivers
The trucking software operates similarly to Tesla's "Full Self-Driving" software, as it still requi…
Grace Kay
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Retail-tech startup Daalchini raises $4 million in a round led by Unicorn India Ventures
Delhi-based retail-tech startup Daalchini has raised $4 million in a series A round led by Unicorn …
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MicroVision skyrockets 50% after announcing progress on Lidar tech for self-driving cars
MicroVision said it expects its Long-Range Lidar (LRL) Sensors to meet or exceed OEM requirements i…
Will Daniel
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Lo and behold, India now has a retail store that allows customers to pick up items and leave
The technologies used in the store - machine learning, computer vision and artificial intel…
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Amazon has revealed a new autonomous-delivery robot named 'Scout'
The fully electric robot vehicle was developed in-house by Amazon's research and development lab, t…
Dennis Green
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Every vehicle Amazon uses to deliver packages in its exploding logistics empire, including autonomous land and air robots
Fulfilling the company's two and one-day Prime shipping promises for these members has meant Amazon…