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Data centers in the Asia Pacific region are undergoing a significant transformation as they move away from conventional staffing models, typically made up of engineers conducting nightly rounds, to environments that are increasingly autonomous where robots…
Amazon’s relentless quest for automation has reached a remarkable milestone, as the number of robots deployed in its Japanese warehouses has soared to one million. This achievement underscores the company’s commitment to revolutionizing logistics and factory…
Multilevel marketing schemes (MLMs) calling for investment in artificial intelligence (AI) robots said to be capable of making money on their own are illegal, authorities have warned. The Vietnam Competition & Consumer Authority under the Ministry of Industry…
Chinese property-development company Country Garden has launched the world’s first robotic restaurant, in Guangdong. Built by Country Garden’s subsidiary Qianxi Group, the restaurant occupies a 2000sqm area, featuring sections including Chinese food, hot pot…
Genesis BBQ, a major South Korean fried-chicken chain, opened a new ‘smart store’ in Seoul’s Songpa District this month. There are no employees to take orders at the store. Instead, there are tablet PCs on each table that are used to order food. The food made…
China CITI Bank International launches its robo-advisory offering in Hong Kong which was co-developed with fintech firm Quantifeed. The new goals-based advisory offering, «Robo 360» is a goal-based advisory service made available through CITIC’s mobile…
A Japanese collective including Yamato Transport and Rakuten will partner with the Japanese government in a road test of autonomous delivery robots. A government-appointed team will monitor the testing to identify potential issues, with a special focus on…
Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it is partnering with walking robots maker Agility Robotics to assist self-driving delivery vans to drop packages at the doorsteps of people’s homes. Ford’s move into robotics comes as the No.2 U.S. automaker looks to expand…
Amazon is field testing a new delivery robot called Scout, which the company describes as a “fully-electric delivery system” designed to safely get packages to customers using autonomous delivery devices. Six robots are initially being tested in a Snohomish…
Amazon appears set to open its second and third queue free grocery stores in Chicago and San Francisco, a sign that the e-commerce giant is ready to start scaling up its wildly successful supermarket concept. After launching its first Amazon Go store in…
When consumers walk through physical aisles of a supermarket or browse online catalogues these days, it is easy to overlook a vital and emerging trend – robots in retail. Robotics play a crucial role in cultivating a holistic retail experience for consumers…
Asia-Pacific’s robotics – including drones – and related services market is estimated to reach $66 billion this year, according to IDC. IDC expects spending to accelerate over the five-year forecast period of 2017-2021, reaching $162 billion in 2021 with a…
Wärtsilä and DHL deploy cutting-edge mobile robots from Fetch Robotics to streamline warehouse operations The technology group Wärtsilä and DHL have completed a successful pilot, where the companies tested mobile robots of Fetch Robotics. The pilot was…
While it has become common to see robots on factory assembly lines, in China the machines have already begun providing the elderly with care and helping raise children at daycare centres. At one of China’s largest daycare centres, in Sanhe, Hubei province,…
GreyOrange and GROUND have been awarded the contract to supply robotics solutions to the Nitori Holdings Group, Japan’s largest furniture and home furnishing chain with over 400 stores. The robotics system will be deployed at Home Logistics which is a…
Hong Kong’s SmarTone is deploying “smart robots” at its psychical retail stores to help enhance the customer experience. The initiative, launched last week on Valentine’s day, involves the leading mobile network operator in Hong Kong deploying the NAO robot…
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