Automated Retail UV Disinfection Robots
Full article on ProgressiveGrocer Jan 2021 — Retail Business Services (RBS), the services company of grocery Ahold Delhaize USA, has launched a pilot of UV disinfection robots from Ava Robotics in two of its affiliated distribution centers to aid in enhanced cleaning procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of Zaandam, Netherlands-based Ahold Delhaize, is the parent company for Ahold Delhaize’s U.S. companies, consisting of Food Lion, Giant Food, The Giant Co., Hannaford, and Stop & Shop, as well as e-grocer Peapod; RBS, a U.S. support services company providing services to the brands; and Peapod Digital Labs, its e-commerce engine. Operating more than 2,000 stores across 23 states, Ahold Delhaize USA is No. 11 on The PG 100, PG’s 2020 list of the top food and consumables retailers in the United States.
Learn how UV Disinfection Robots clean both air and surfaces, and promote employee and customer confidence by managing workplace cleaning needs, including disinfecting for COVID-19.
With Ava’s UV Disinfection robots, businesses can establish critical health and safety initiatives that include and go beyond COVID response for a safer workplace. The robot is ideal for office, warehouse and factory cleaning, delivering peace of mind for onsite employees and customers.
Ava Robotics also makes a Cisco Webex-enabled telepresence robot for workplaces that need to provide remote access to staff, partners and prospects. The robot provides seamless, reliable and natural presence, and collaboration for remote workers to enable existing workplace solutions.
More Retail Automation Robot Information
- https://www.post-gazette.com/business/tech-news/2020/12/21/robots-automation-checkout-technology-retail-Bossa-Nova-Walmart-Grabango-Giant-Eagle-CMU/stories/202012200012
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/louisbiscotti/2020/12/15/robotic-kiosks-revolutionize-retail-restaurants/
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescommunicationscouncil/2021/01/11/retail-strategy-and-learning-how-to-think-big/