Kroger continues to advance. Now testing home delivery robotic warehouses. Also direct robotic delivery testing in Arizona. The latter being a particularly tough challenge, given its need for autonomous decision making in varying environments.
Kroger announces first US robotic warehouse for home delivery in Monroe in Cincinnati.com
The Cincinnati-based supermarket chain will spend $55 million constructing the facility that will create 410 new jobs.
Called a customer fulfillment center, the facility will be heavily automated with "innovative robotics technology, allowing for next-generation automated storage and retrieval." Also nicknamed a "shed," the center will be 335,000 square feet – two to three times the size of the typical Kroger Marketplace. ... "
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