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1.2KRetailAmazon Works On Home Robot, New Echo Speaker
With its hardware foray keeping consumers connected to its ecosystem, Amazon is at work on a higher quality Echo speaker as well...
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2.1KAmazonAmazon Tests Scout Delivery Robot
Amazon has created detailed virtual maps to train the company’s new Scout delivery robot. Scout VP Sean Scott told The Verge that...
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3.0KBankingHSBC’s Banking Robot Pepper Debuts In Miami
HSBC Bank USA, a unit of HSBC Group, announced Thursday (May 30) the launch of Pepper, the humanoid robot it developed with...
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4.1KInnovationFedEx Teams With Walmart, Target On Same-Day Delivery Robot
FedEx plans to start testing a delivery robot this summer for “last-mile” home deliveries, and has partnered with Walmart, Pizza Hut and...
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4.6KIPOPostmates Files For IPO
Postmates has confirmed that it has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “The...
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4.2KAmazon ProfileAmazon Debuts Autonomous Delivery Robot
Amazon has a brand-new product that will deliver packages right to consumers’ doors. Named Scout, it’s a robot on six wheels about...
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4.0KDeliveryPostmates Debuts A Self-Driving Delivery Robot
Postmates has stepped up its delivery game with a robot designed with eyes, turn signals and even the ability to yield. Serve...
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4.0KGoogleGoogle Duplex Met With Heavy Criticism
Google’s most futuristic product, Duplex, is drawing heavy criticism from those who question the ethics of placing robots in conversations with humans,...
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11.5KIntelligence of ThingsHow Philips Lighting Is Working To Light The Path Toward Smart Cities
Can new streetlights brighten more than just dark streets? In the latest PYMNTS Intelligence of Things (IoT) Tracker, Roger Karner, president of...
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7.9KIntelligence of ThingsTRENDING: Are Smart Lights The Key To Creating Smart Cities?
Connected tech has become a staple of modern life. Everything from our cell phones to our homes and even simple appliances now...
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6.3KIntelligence of ThingsNEW REPORT: When It Absolutely, Positively Has To Be There … Now?
Being smarter than the competition can have its advantages in everything from athletics to business. So, by this thinking, can smarter IoT-powered...
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4.5KFacebookFacebook Tracker: At Home And Abroad
Facebook was behind the Chinese photo-sharing app Colorful Balloons, which was launched anonymously earlier this year, the company confirmed last week. Facebook,...
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7.6KIntelligence of ThingsRobot v. Food?
When it comes to building a better burger, can an IoT-connected robot cut the mustard? In the latest PYMNTS.com Intelligence of Things...
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7.6KRetailThe Pros And Cons Of Robots In Retail
Between automated checkout lines, online grocery ordering and meal kit services, it seems like the inexorable tide of progress is determined to...
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8.1KIntelligence of ThingsNEW REPORT: When Robots Man The Grill
There’s been no shortage of speculation — including doomsday declarations — about the potential impact of automation, smart technology and artificial intelligence (AI) on...
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5.0KRetailChatbot Tracker: Weighing Your Options
Chatbots are everywhere these days and are hot topics of conversation among retailers. Learning how to best leverage this relatively new interactive...
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5.8KMerchant InnovationSEB Launches Voice-Activated Assistant Aida To Improve Customer Service
SEB AB, the largest bank in Sweden, is getting into the voice-activated digital assistant game with the launch of Aida. According to a...
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9.8KArtificial IntelligenceAI/BOTS: Machine Learning Tips Online Fraud Scales
Technological advances are pushing the boundaries for what’s possible in a variety of industries. Within the retail industry specifically, artificial intelligence (AI)...
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5.3KRetailAmazon To Open Robotics-Based Warehouse
Amazon continues to make strides in its innovative eCommerce business. The retail giant has shared news that it will be opening a...
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6.8KOmnicommerceNEW REPORT: Chatbots Go Omnichannel As Personal Stylists
Everyone could use a little styling help from time to time, but would you more likely ask a bedazzling chatbot than a...
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2.7KRetaileCommerce Giant Amazon Could Beat Google, Apple To $1 Trillion Market Cap — But At What Price?
Traditional retail stores may be headed the way of the newspaper: valuable to a niche, but a “difficult” investment for the majority,...
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6.4KArtificial IntelligenceAI/Bot: Dole’s Secret Artificial Intelligence Weapon
Artificial intelligence (AI)–assisted technologies have been on the rise over the past few years. From virtual personal assistants to video games, smart...
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2.9KMerchant InnovationFurniture Retailer Gets Global Delivery Boost From NICE
With eCommerce enabling global reach for most retailers, keeping track of all the moving parts can be a difficult feat. As such,...
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4.4KMobile ApplicationsING Says Most People Wouldn’t Trust A Bot With Their Money
ING released the results of its latest international survey on mobile banking, finding that while people are using their smartphones and tablets...
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7.8KIntelligence of ThingsCan A Connected Refrigerator Anchor The IoT Household?
It’s sure to guarantee bragging rights at cocktail parties, but how transformative can a smart refrigerator really be? The latest Intelligence of...
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5.9KIntelligence of ThingsNEW REPORT: Smarter Fridges, Better Homes?
From devices that can clean a user’s house with just a simple request to dryers that can restock dryer sheets automatically, IoT...
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3.7KRetailYelp Eat24 Teams With Marble To Deliver Food Via Robot
Yelp Eat24 is reportedly testing delivery via robot in a new partnership with Marble in select neighborhoods in San Francisco. According to...
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8.9KIntelligence of ThingsCan IoT-Based Carts Lure Online Shoppers Out Of Hibernation?
What’s in your shopping cart? How about intelligence? For the March Intelligence of Things (IoT) Tracker™, PYMNTS spoke with Wendy Roberts, CEO...
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5.3KIntelligence of ThingsNEW REPORT: Can Smart Shopping Carts Convert Clicks To Bricks?
From intelligent shopping carts to smart fitting rooms, retailers are adamant on changing the experience of shopping at brick-and-mortar stores. And a...
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4.7KInnovationBill Gates Calls For Robot Tax To Fund Social Services
-As automated solutions continue to replace human workers, billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft Cofounder Bill Gates believes that the lost revenue that funds...
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Starship Technologies: Delivering Food By Robot
The food delivery guy is getting a run for his money. Self-driving robots are in the works, ready to deliver and satisfy...
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4.9KMerchant InnovationPepper The Robot Is Going To Work – At SoftBank
Pepper, a rather adorable humanoid robot, is being put to work by his bosses at SoftBank. The Japanese internet group — founded by Masayoshi Son...
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4.0KRetailThe ‘LoweBot’ Is Ready For Duty
Meet the LoweBot. Home improvement retailer Lowe’s is rolling it out in 11 stores in the San Francisco Bay area (of course)...
