BALLWIN, Mo. – If you’ve spotted a robot gliding across the floor at your neighborhood QuikTrip, it’s not science fiction, it’s part of a company-wide initiative to make cleaning more convenient in ...

For Stop & Shop, Marty is more than just an in-store tech solution alerting workers to spills and out-of-stocks. The tall, gray, googly-eyed robot has become an unofficial mascot of sorts and a ...

Marty is a morning person. Well, a morning robot. I know this because I am standing beside him a few minutes shy of 5 a.m. at the Stop & Shop in North Quincy. Marty has spent the night in his ...

California-based Vallarta Supermarkets is piloting autonomous robots in five locations in Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles and San Bernadino counties to support employees by identifying in-store hazards. The ...

Service robots are reshaping healthcare, retail, and hospitality by improving efficiency, safety, and daily operations ...

Northeast Grocery is testing in-store robots designed to detect out-of-stocks and inaccurate prices in 10 upstate New York stores. The Tally robots from Simbe will roam the aisles of five Price ...

A university study finds that adding anthropomorphism features to frontline robots — such as humanlike “expressive eyes, emotive voices, and subtle gestures” — increases bystanders’ empathic responses ...