Walmart Automated Fulfillment – Teaming Up With Alphabot Team On Grocery Pickup

From Engadget Feb 2021 — With an automated drive-through option coming in the near future. Excerpt: Back in 2019, Walmart started piloting its first local fulfillment center in Salem, which uses robots called the Alphabot to pick items from shelves. Now, the retail giant is turning more locations into automated fulfillment centers by converting a portion of the stores into warehouses or… Read More: Walmart Automated Fulfillment – Teaming Up With Alphabot Team On… »

Walmart doubles down on robots to shift labor costs: “We’re going big”

News story excerpt from CBS News Walmart said it’s adding almost 4,000 robots to its stores and facilities. The investment will allow human workers to shift to other tasks that are harder to automate. The push into robotics comes as the company has boosted worker wages. The robots are coming for Walmart workers’ jobs, with the retail giant… Read More: Walmart doubles down on robots to shift labor costs: “We’re… »