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THE NEW YORK TIMES
Should Robots Have a Face?
When Tina Sorg first saw the robot rolling through her Giant supermarket in…
When Tina Sorg first saw the robot rolling through her Giant supermarket in Harrisburg, Pa., she said to herself, “That thing is a little weird.” Programmed to detect spills and debris in the aisles, the robot looked…
ZDNET
Brick and mortar's best hope? Robots, many now believe
Through a pane of clear plastic, speaking through…
Through a pane of clear plastic, speaking through a mask, a checkout clerk at a grocery chain told my wife she was feeling sick yesterday. My wife asked (and I'm imagining her taking a big step…
Industry Week
Adding JIT to Grocery Store Aisles
Robotic deployments represent a crucial step towards smarter retail…
Robotic deployments represent a crucial step towards smarter retail environments.
Food Logistics
Woodman’s Markets Rolls Out Badger Technologies Grocery Robots
Badger Technologies is deploying multipurpose…
Badger Technologies is deploying multipurpose robots at Woodman’s Markets throughout Wisconsin and Illinois, with the goal to expand to all 18 Woodman’s locations by the end…
Progressive Grocer
Woodman's Markets Deploys Autonomous Robots
Woodman's Markets has teamed up with Badger Technologies,…
Woodman's Markets has teamed up with Badger Technologies, a product division of Jabil, to roll out multipurpose robots at all its locations by the end of 2020. The robots will monitor product availability,…
By Abby Kleckler
Winsight Grocery Business
Grocery Robots Take the Floor at Woodman's
Woodman’s Markets is deploying a fleet of multipurpose…
Woodman’s Markets is deploying a fleet of multipurpose robots to monitor product availability, verify prices and deliver precise location data for the 100,000 items in the 240,000-square-foot stores, which…
By Kat Martin
Grocery Dive
Woodman's Markets deploys aisle-scanning robots to stores
Badger Technologies is launching multipurpose…
Badger Technologies is launching multipurpose aisle-scanning robots at Woodman’s Markets stores throughout Illinois and Wisconsin and plans to expand to all 18 store locations by the end of…
By Krishna Thakker
Retail Info Systems News
Woodman’s Markets Rolls Out Shelf-Scanning Robots
Woodman’s Markets is deploying a series of multi-purpose…
Woodman’s Markets is deploying a series of multi-purpose robots that monitor product availability, verify prices and deliver location data for more than 100,000 items, aligning the grocer with the growing…
Milwaukee Business Times
Woodman’s Markets adding robots to monitor inventory on its store shelves
Janesville-based Woodman’s…
Janesville-based Woodman’s Markets, which has stores in Menomonee Falls, Waukesha, Oak Creek and Kenosha, plans to add robots to all of its stores to keep tabs on the thousands…
By Andrew Weiland
Chain Store Age
Midwestern grocer automates shelf scans with robots
Woodman’s Markets now monitors products and…
Woodman’s Markets now monitors products and prices using autonomous robots.
By Dan Berthiaume
Supermarket News
Woodman’s Markets to deploy aisle-roving robots
To drive operational efficiency at its large-format stores,…
To drive operational efficiency at its large-format stores, Midwestern grocer Woodman’s Markets this year plans a chainwide rollout of aisle-scanning robots from Badger Technologies.
Supermarket Perimeter
Woodman’s Markets rolls out multipurpose robots from Badger Tech
The robots will monitor product availability,…
The robots will monitor product availability, verify prices and deliver precise location data for more than 100,000 items at each location. Equipped with Badger Retail InSight, the robots…
By Emily Park
Supermarket Perimeter
Woodman’s Markets rolls out multipurpose robots from Badger Tech
NICHOLASVILLE, KY. - Woodman’s…
NICHOLASVILLE, KY. - Woodman’s Markets is introducing multipurpose robots from Badger Technologies to all 18 retail locations by the end of the year.
Business Insider
Take a look at 20 of the cutest and creepiest robots in stores and restaurants today
The robots were created…
The robots were created by man. So far, they haven't evolved, rebelled, or formed a plan to kill all humans, but they're definitely more present than ever in daily…
By Irene Jiang
Security infoWatch
The PatrolBot autonomous robot
As the latest Badger Technologies’ offering, the PatrolBot autonomous…
As the latest Badger Technologies’ offering, the PatrolBot autonomous robot leverages AI and Machine Learning to produce actionable business insights to elevate security guard Service Level Agreements (SLAs) while meeting…
ADWEEK
Meet the Security Robot That May Be Coming to Your Local Store or Office Park
Even without the googly…
Even without the googly eyes
ZDNET
Robots are changing the face of retail in 2020
At NRF 2020, dozens of companies showed off the latest…
At NRF 2020, dozens of companies showed off the latest generation that can handle everything from restocking shelves to cleaning floors.
Security Informed
Badger Technologies Launches PatrolBot Autonomous Robot To Enhance Access Control And Fire Safety Solution
Badger…
Badger Technologies®, a product division of Jabil, introduces the Badger PatrolBot™ autonomous robot tailored for the security guard industry. …
AI Authority
Badger Technologies Introduces PatrolBot Autonomous Robot For Security Guard Industry
The Badger PatrolBot…
The Badger PatrolBot autonomous robot optimizes workforce management for the security guard industry.
The Robot Report
PatrolBot autonomous security robot works with workforce management, says Badger Technologies
Badger Technologies…
Badger Technologies LLC today announced the Badger PatrolBot, an autonomous mobile robot designed for the security guard industry. The Nicholasville, Ky.-based…
AITRENDS
Marty the Robot Rolls out AI in the Supermarket
When six-foot-four inch Marty first rolled into Stop &…
When six-foot-four inch Marty first rolled into Stop & Shop, the robot walked into history. Social robot experts say it is among the first instance of a robot deployed in a customer environment, namely…
Robotics Business Review
Market Playbook: 3 Examples of Robotics in Retail Transformation
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, retailers…
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, retailers were under pressure to keep up with rapidly evolving supply chains and customer habits. Not only have payment methods and support services changed,…
Robotics Business Review
5 Robots Now in Grocery Stores Show the Future of Retail
Governments and grocery stores are asking people…
Governments and grocery stores are asking people maintain “social distance” while shopping to protect both patrons and employees from the novel coronavirus. At the same time, interest…
GROCERY DIVE
So you've deployed robots, now what?
Now that robots roaming grocery stores are becoming less of a novelty,…
Now that robots roaming grocery stores are becoming less of a novelty, it's time for retailers to take advantage of a rich set of in-store data to ensure shelves are full, prices are correct, and floors are clean.…
CHAIN STORE AGE: THE BUSINESS OF RETAIL
Robots and Retail Go Together Like Zeros and Ones
Badger Technologies was featured in the Chain Store……
Badger Technologies was featured in the Chain Store…
PROGRESSIVE-GROCER
Demand in the Digital Era: Closing the Gap Between the Dream and the Store
Badger Technologies was featured……
Badger Technologies was featured…
BBC Worklife
What do we look for in a ‘good’ robot colleague?
What makes for a tolerable robot colleague? Teams of…
What makes for a tolerable robot colleague? Teams of psychologists, roboticists and managers are trying to find out.
Robotics Business Review
Robots in retail: Assessing current progress and long-term vision
The ongoing technological odyssey of…
The ongoing technological odyssey of robots and their acceptance into retail stores has given way to some interesting observations. “Timing is everything” is an ironic truth.…
Wall Street Journal
The Robot in Aisle Five Isn’t Stalking You. No, Really.
Badger Technologies was featured in the Wall Street……
Badger Technologies was featured in the Wall Street…
GROCERY DIVE
The time is now: Robot tests yield fast results
As an engineer, I've spent years—more like decades—perfecting……
As an engineer, I've spent years—more like decades—perfecting…
Retail Touchpoins
The Future Of Retail Is At The Edge
In the quest to differentiate products by embedding more value into……
In the quest to differentiate products by embedding more value into…
techhq
Breaking out of labs and facilities — robots of the open world
Sixty-one percent of executives expect……
Sixty-one percent of executives expect…
Winsight Grocery Business
The State of the Robot in Retail Business
“Timing is everything” is an ironic truth. In my…
“Timing is everything” is an ironic truth. In my early days, developing the robot solution for retail and defining its road map, I would say it was the beginning of embracing the technology and its…
Robotics Tomorrow
How Do You Train a Retail Robot?
Robots represent the greatest game-changer for grocery stores since refrigeration.……
Robots represent the greatest game-changer for grocery stores since refrigeration.…
Jabil, Inc.
CNN at NRF
Badger Technologies was featured at NRF on CNN. See the full tweet here. Retailing robots!……
Badger Technologies was featured at NRF on CNN. See the full tweet here. Retailing robots!…
GROCERY DIVE
Attention shoppers! Your local grocery store needs robots
As a former district manager for Target, I get…
As a former district manager for Target, I get almost apoplectic when I read sensationalized stories that try to drum up fervor about robots stealing retail jobs. Despite all the frightening talk…
OMNI TALK
Spotlight Podcast | Robotics With Tim Rowland, CEO Of Badger Technologies, A Product Division Of Jabil
A…
A new podcast is live — “Spotlight Series: Robotics with Tim Rowland, CEO of Badger Technologies, a Product Division of Jabil”
Retail Tech Bulletin
Connected Stores Promise Better Access to Information through Automation
Predictions about the future…
Predictions about the future of retail typically touch on the possibilities and pitfalls of what it will take to achieve true omni-channel convergence. The largest retailers in the…
SupermarketNews
10 most popular stories of 2019
Ahold Delhaize USA chains to introduce ‘Marty’ at…
Ahold Delhaize USA chains to introduce ‘Marty’ at about 500 stores.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Going dark
Supermarkets are no longer just places for consumers to do their food shopping in person. Supermarkets……
Supermarkets are no longer just places for consumers to do their food shopping in person. Supermarkets…
Targeted News Service
Starbucks CEO to Speak at NRF 2020 Vision: Retail's Big Show
The National Retail Federation issued the…
The National Retail Federation issued the following news release: Nurturing humanity in a modern retail environment will be the topic as Starbucks President and CEO Kevin Johnson speaks at NRF……
Professional Services Close - Up
AT&T and Badger Technologies Testing 5G-Enabled Autonomous Robots for Retail
AT&T and Badger Technologies……
AT&T and Badger Technologies…
The Motley Fool
How Do Consumers Feel About Changing Retail Technology?
For decades retail technology basically meant……
For decades retail technology basically meant…
Asbury Park Press
Marty the Robot is newest Stop & Shop employee, and here's what it does
Jun. 19--At first, shopper Darrell……
Jun. 19--At first, shopper Darrell…
Retail Info Systems
Influentials: Top Movers and Shakers in Retail 2019
The retail industry touches the lives of everyone…
The retail industry touches the lives of everyone on a daily basis. Filled with innovative technology in a rapidly changing landscape, retail is constantly on the move ― and its success is impossible…
The Associated Press
Grocery robots detect spills - with some far-off human help
SEEKONK, Mass. (AP) — A wheeled robot…
SEEKONK, Mass. (AP) — A wheeled robot named Marty is rolling into nearly 500 grocery stores to alert employees if it encounters spilled granola, squashed tomatoes or a broken jar of mayonnaise.…
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Googly-eyed, 6-foot-5 robots coming to Giant Food Stores
NEW YORK _ Giant Food Stores employees will have……
NEW YORK _ Giant Food Stores employees will have…
Winsight Grocery Business
NRF Notebook: The Robots are Coming
Eight Giant-Carlisle and Stop & Shop stores this week are welcoming…
Eight Giant-Carlisle and Stop & Shop stores this week are welcoming a new co-worker as Ahold Delhaize’s test of autonomous robots proceeds to the pilot stage.