Schnuck Markets Deploys Tally Robot to More Than Half of Stores

October 2, 2020 Schnuck Markets

Three years after introducing Simbe Robotics’ autonomous robot Tally to select stores to enhance inventory management, Schnuck Markets, Inc. today announced it is launching the technology in an additional 46 stores, leveraging Tally’s real-time data to improve the shopping experiences in 62 locations.

Study: Restaurant Industry Adding Robots to Offset Rising Labor Costs

October 1, 2020 Ball State

Your favorite bartender or waitress could soon be replaced by a mechanical counterpart on a future visit to the local pub or restaurant, says a new study from Ball State University.

Woodman’s Markets Rolls Out Badger Technologies Grocery Robots

July 28, 2020 Badger Technologies

These robots will monitor product availability, verify prices and deliver precise location data for more than 100,000 items at each location.

Advanced Farm Technologies Raises $ 7.5M Series A for its Strawberry Picking Robot

Based in Davis, CA, AFT creates robots as a service for farmers. It has developed the T-6 robotic strawberry harvester which operates on farms in the Oxnard, Santa Maria, and Salinas-Watsonville areas of California.

Tyson Bets on Robots to Tackle Meat Industry’s Worker Shortage

August 9, 2019 Lydia Mulvany, Bloomberg

The U.S. meat giant is betting that automation and robotics can alleviate a worker shortage that has long hampered the industry. The company has built the 26,000-square-foot, multi-million dollar Tyson Manufacturing Automation Center near its headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas.