Walmart is parting ways with robots used to monitor store inventory as the retail giant realized humans are just as capable, a new report said. The robot layoff is the result of the company cutting… ...

Towering, autonomous robots are beginning to roam the aisles of select Walmart U.S. stores as part of a new pilot program that was launched last fall. Not all customers are pleased, however.

Walmart ended its contract with Bossa Nova Robotics, which provided the retailer with robots that scanned shelves for inventory. Although Walmart believes that humans can accomplish the same task ...

(RTTNews) - Walmart Inc. has dropped its plans to use roving robots to scan shelves and keep track of inventory. The world's largest retailer, which had deployed robots in around 500 stores, ended ...

Walmart Inc WMT is no longer pursuing plans to deploy inventory scanning robots in its stores. The retailer has ended its five-year-long collaboration with Bossa Rova Robotics Inc, according to ...

Robots still have their place in stores with Roomba-like floor scrubbers, for example. And while the inventory robots didn’t work out, the company said the experiment was still worthwhile.

It’s safe to say that the robots at Walmart stores aren’t going to be stealing very many jobs, as the 142,000-square-foot Burbank store employs about 450 workers.

NEW YORK — Walmart is laying off the robots it had deployed in about 500 stores to keep tabs on what’s on and not on the shelves. The retailer said it has ended its relationship with startup … ...

Yep, that’s a robot cruising down the aisle at Walmart. But it’s not for sale. It’s what Walmart shoppers are seeing at four of the company’s Southern California stores as the mega ...

Over time, Walmart plans to use these employees to track and monitor inventory levels, amount, and location.The way Walmart customers perceive robots working in the stores during their visits is ...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is laying off the robots it had deployed in about 500 stores to keep tabs on what’s on and not on the shelves. The retailer said Monday it has ended its ...

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