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November 2, 2020 11:25 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/TvAKYfqtMts/walmart-ends-contract-with-robotics-company-opts-for-human-workers-instead
Walmart Ends Contract With Robotics Company, Opts For Human Workers Instead
According to The Wall Street Journal, Walmart has cut ties with Bossa Nova Robotics, opting for human workers instead. CNBC reports: A Walmart spokesperson told the Journal that about 500 robots were in Walmart's more than 4,700 stores when the contract ended. According to the Journal's report, Walmart has come up with simple and cost-effective ways to manage the products on its shelves with the help of its workers rather than using the robots. The report said Walmart U.S. Chief Executive John Furner also worried about shoppers' reactions to the robots. Walmart is pressing ahead with other tech-based experimentation, however. Last week, the retailer said it would turn four stores into e-commerce laboratories that test digital tools and different strategies that could speed up restocking shelves and fulfilling online orders.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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