Walmart is adding robots to its workforce, as it continues to shift into a storefront for the modern world.
The retailer has been testing the robots in a number of stores in Arkansas, Pennsylvania and California, where they’re used for “repeatable, predictable and manual” tasks. The 0.61-meter (2 ft) tall robots are equipped with a tower and a series of cameras, and they move up and down aisles scanning shelves for out-of-stock items, identifying incorrect prices, and taking note of wrong or missing labels. Data is then passed on to employees, who proceed to stock items and correct mistakes.
Initial tests of the robots have been successful enough for Walmart to expand their robot fleet to another 50 stores across the country. Business Insider reports this expansion will be completed by the end of January 2018.
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