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Bossa Nova Robotics, a company specializing in building robotic technology for retailers, has raised $14 million to expedite the rollout of its robots in stores. Founded out of Pittsburgh, with ...
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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 ...
Just as the world’s largest manufacturers, retailers and service industries embrace robots in their day-to-day operations as if computers have already outsmarted people, at some of the most ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about food tech and science. Walmart ended its contract with Bossa Nova Robotics, which provided the retailer with robots ...
Walmart has decided to can its five-year plan to add re-stocking robots to its fleet of workers, in a strange and sudden reversal of the company’s previously announced plans. The company has been ...
Robotics and automation startups have seen a strong uptick in interest over the course of the pandemic. And it’s easy to see which companies have a newfound interest in automating their workforce amid ...
If you thought robots were going to take your jobs, that might not be the case. Well, at least at Walmart. The retail corporation’s partnership with Bossa Nova Robotics has come to an end. Now humans ...
Walmart Inc. has ended a contract with Mountain View robotics company Bossa Nova Robotics Inc., reportedly after the pandemic showed that human workers may be a better answer. Instead of robots ...