Robots

Jamba Says Robotic Smoothie Kiosks Draw Repeat Customers
Jamba Says Robotic Smoothie Kiosks Draw Repeat Customers
January 20, 2023  |  ResTech

As efficiency-seeking restaurants test out automated technologies, Jamba is seeing its robotic kiosks prove promising. In an interview with PYMNTS, Geoff Henry, president of the...

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NRF 2023 Retail’s Big Show Celebrates Return to Physical Stores
NRF 2023 Retail’s Big Show Celebrates Return to Physical Stores
January 13, 2023  |  Retail

The National Retail Federation (NRF) 2023 Retail’s Big Show starting Sunday (Jan. 15) is hyper-focused on in-store experiences. That’s not to say that eCommerce won’t...

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Uber Eats and Cartken Offer Robot Food Delivery in Miami
Uber Eats and Cartken Offer Robot Food Delivery in Miami
December 15, 2022  |  Delivery

Uber Eats and Cartken have partnered to enable food delivery by robots in Miami.  The instant delivery firm and the robotics company began operating this service with select...

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Amazon Warehouse Robot Will Support and Eventually Replace Workers
Amazon Warehouse Robot Will Support and Eventually Replace Workers
December 05, 2022  |  Amazon

Automated fulfillment solutions represent a compelling next-step evolution for retailers. At least for the giant players. Fresh off the news in October that Walmart had...

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Grocers Turn to Retail Media to Supplement Consumer Revenue
Grocers Turn to Retail Media to Supplement Consumer Revenue
December 02, 2022  |  Innovation

This week in grocery, grocers tapped retail media, and a U.K. grocer tested robotic delivery. BJ’s Wholesale Club, for one, a membership-only warehouse club chain...

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NGO: Roomba Deal Will Let Amazon Spy on Users
NGO: Roomba Deal Will Let Amazon Spy on Users
November 22, 2022  |  Amazon

Foxglove wants the U.K.’s competition watchdog to investigate Amazon’s proposed iRobot purchase, arguing — among other things — the deal lets the retail giant spy...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Google, Coinbase Partner on Web3
Today in the Connected Economy: Google, Coinbase Partner on Web3
October 11, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase taps Google Cloud for a project designed to better serve Web3 developers. Plus, Grubhub launches a massive...

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Grubhub Expands College Robot Delivery to 170K More Students
Grubhub Expands College Robot Delivery to 170K More Students
October 11, 2022  |  Delivery

Food ordering and delivery firm Grubhub has teamed up with autonomous delivery services provider Starship Technologies to offer robot delivery services at U.S. college campuses....

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Amazon Home Delivery Robots Latest Victims of Cost Cuts
Amazon Home Delivery Robots Latest Victims of Cost Cuts
October 07, 2022  |  Amazon

In an ongoing effort to curtail costs, Amazon is pulling the plug on the recent testing phase of its autonomous home delivery robots. Scout, Amazon’s...

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