by dankeelan | May 6, 2021 | Drones, Featured, Retail
Welcome to the future, courtesy of an expansion of Kroger delivery options that will soon include packages dropped off via drone. Kroger has announced that this spring, it will pilot a drone delivery program that calls for using drones to ferry products from a test...
by dankeelan | Apr 22, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Retail, Robots
High-tech supermarket and logistics group Ocado is pushing toward a future where, from warehouse to doorstep, groceries will be handled by robots. The British group, a grocery delivery rival to online retail giant Amazon in the U.K. and joined with grocer Kroger in...
by dankeelan | Apr 15, 2021 | Retail, Robots
Domino’s Pizza will start delivering pizzas via Nuro driverless cars in Houston this week as part of a pilot program, the company announced Monday. The company says “select customers” in Houston who make a prepaid delivery order from its store in the Woodland Heights...
by dankeelan | Mar 11, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Retail, Robots
The legal rights of robots have expanded, at least in Pennsylvania. There, autonomous delivery drones will be allowed to maneuver on sidewalks and paths as well as roadways and will now technically be considered”pedestrians.” It’s the latest change...
by dankeelan | Jan 21, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Retail
Kroger has shown a willingness in recent years to test out a raft of cutting-edge initiatives to keep pace with the likes of Walmart and Amazon, from pickup-only stores to 30-minute grocery delivery. Add to that list smart-cart technology, which has...
by dankeelan | Dec 10, 2020 | Retail, Robots
Many people are turning to online shopping now more than ever and stores are coming up with creative ways to make those sales. It’s not just apps and websites, but also robots you can browse a store from home with. It seems “futuristic,” but one local shop is already...
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