Chronicling Robots Since 2011
The lights are going out at malls across the United States with more than 20 major retail bankruptcies in 2017. As of today, store closures have skyrocketed to 7,000 doors throughout the nation, affecting such iconic brands as Toys R Us, Walgreens, Gap, Sam’s Club, The Children’s Place, Hallmark, Stride Ride, Aeropostale, Wet Seal, The … Read more
In honor of my lunch this afternoon, I wanted to share a snapshot of the sushi chef (see video below). While these parlor trick robots do make tasty rice patties, they remind us of how early we are in the cycle of robotics. Windows 95 was the moment when personal computing became ubiquitous; in my opinion, it will … Read more
Retail success can be boiled down to two factors, managing people and inventory. Often these two are intertwined, as without people retailers have zero visibility to their inventory positions in their stores. Over the past year, we have seen customer service robots roll down the aisles, such as Chloe at BestBuy and OshBOT at Lowe’s. While these … Read more