Simbe today honors a pivotal industry milestone: ten years since introducing Tally, the world's first autonomous shelf-scanning robot—now a foundational power tool for leading retailers across grocery ...

One of the most promising implementations of retail automation has come to a screeching halt. Last week, news broke that mega-retailer Walmart was ending a lucrative contract with robotics firm Bossa ...

I’ve spent a good bit of time talking about inventory on these pages. I’m always happy to spend a couple of paragraphs discussing far and away my least favorite part of working retail. The job is, in ...

Midwestern grocer Hy-Vee plans to pilot Simbe Robotics’ Tally shelf-scanning robot at five stores, where the technology will provide autonomous inventory management. West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee ...

Walmart has dropped its plans to use roving robots to scan shelves and keep track of inventory, squashing the world’s largest retailer’s years long efforts to automate the task. The company said it ...

Beyond the warehouse, HRC is applicable across industries requiring asset counting, tracking, and optimizing processes.. Working with cobots streamlines productivity, even during peak demand.” — Paul ...

Sam's Club will soon be asking robots to do double duty. The membership warehouse club is undergoing a national, chain-wide rollout of an inventory scanning feature that will be added to existing ...

Robert W. Hart / Special Contributor Retail workers, you beat the robot. At least that’s what the world’s largest retailer is suggesting. Walmart is pulling the plug on shelf-scanning robots tested in ...

Walmart is ending its contract with the robotics company that provided shelf-scanning machines to stores. The retail giant is ending its contract with Bossa Nova Robotics and plans to replace the ...