Tag: convenience
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3 Important Reasons to Balance User Convenience and Security in Access Control
Access control may be defined as the process of identifying a user based on their credentials and, when they have been authenticated, granting them the proper degree of access. To identify and authenticate a user, credentials like passwords, pins, security tokens, and biometric scans are frequently utilized. Balancing user convenience and security requires designing intuitive…
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Telexistence to install AI re-stocking robots in 300 convenience stores across Japan
Telexistence has started the mass production of its originally developed artificial intelligence robot, TX SCARA, to be installed in 300 FamilyMart stores, Japan’s top-tier convenience store chain in major metropolitan areas, starting later this month, validating its AI-based “robot-as-a-service” solution for grocery retailers. TX SCARA was created to do the specific task of restocking refrigerated…
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ZF and VinFast to launch autonomous driving systems scalable to higher levels
VinFast, a fast-growing vehicle manufacturer in Vietnam, says it will launch vehicle platforms that feature “higher level automated functions” in the near future, utilizing automotive systems maker ZF’s expertise in hardware, software and system integration. Le Thi Thu Thuy, VinFast Global CEO, says: “Our companies are an outstanding match as our goals for mobility are…
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Delivery robot startup Serve Robotics raises $13 million in seed funding round
Serve Robotics, an autonomous sidewalk delivery robot company, has closed a $13 million expanded seed funding round. The companies participating were strategic investors Uber Technologies; Delivery Hero backed DX Ventures; 7-Eleven’s corporate venture arm, 7-Ventures; and Wavemaker Partners’ food automation focused venture studio Wavemaker Labs. The new round extends Serve’s previous seed funding and includes…
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Berkshire Grey secures $23 million order for grocery picking robots
Berkshire Grey, a provider of robotic solutions that automate supply chain processes, has secured a $23 million multi-phase order with a global retailer for online same day grocery fulfillment. The Berkshire Grey Intelligent Enterprise Robotics (IER) solutions robotically pick grocery items from inventory and pack the items into customer bags to fill orders that are…
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Geek+ and Circle K implement ‘Asia’s largest smart warehouse for grocery deliveries’
Geek+ is supplying 100 autonomous mobile robots to Circle K for its distribution center in Hong Kong. The companies say the implementation represents the commitment of Geek+ and Circle K Hong Kong to “build supply chain resilience using technology and support customers with a wide selection of products and excellent services”. Today, the distribution center…
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Walmart begins to scale local fulfillment centers
Walmart, the world’s largest supermarket chain, has started to scale its local fulfillment centers in the apparent belief that highly automated micro-warehouses are the way to go. The company has been working with a range of robotics companies on changing many aspects of its operation, and Alphabot (main picture) is one of the robots it…
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Circle K to build fully automated store in partnership with Standard Cognition
Circle K, a large grocery chain in America, is to build a cashierless store in partnership with Standard Cognition. Alimentation Couche-Tard, which operates close to 14,500 convenience stores worldwide, including the Circle K chain, has selected Standard Cognition to pilot touchless, autonomous checkout technology for its stores. Together, the two companies will launch what they…
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Walgreens chooses Postmates for grocery deliveries
Walgreens and Postmates are partnering to provide quick, convenient, on-demand delivery for customers looking for over-the-counter medications, health and wellness, beauty and grocery products. Postmates will deliver hundreds of Walgreens’ most popular items from 174 Walgreens and Duane Reade locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Whether it will use its delivery robots remains to be seen,…
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FedEx to test Wing Aviation drone for Walgreens deliveries
Wing Aviation, an Alphabet company, is collaborating with FedEx and pharmaceuticals retailer Walgreens to launch a first-of-its-kind drone delivery service in Christiansburg, Virginia next month. The pilot program will demonstrate the many benefits of drone delivery to communities by exploring methods to enhance last-mile delivery service, improve access to health care products, and create a…