(Photo by Diego ... [+] Herculano/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty ImagesRobo-retailers aren’t here quite yet. In Walmart’s case it was also a matter of the marketplace evolving in a different direction than it had originally projected. Turns out Walmart’s instincts were right, it was the execution that no longer fit the needs of its customers. The end of the robotic shelf scanning test came about under somewhat different circumstances. So, the reports of discontinued programs and failed tests shouldn’t be taken as signs that the robots have lost.

Source: Forbes May 05, 2021 21:22 UTC