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"We are partnering on technologies that are not only helping us make the customer experience even more personal and relevant but also operate more efficiently a

"We are partnering on technologies that are not only helping us make the customer experience even more personal and relevant but also operate more efficiently and manage labor shortages in our markets" That's laughable. I wonder what's the top management's perception of working on the floor. From the article it seems that this robot is practically useless (glorified Roomba that doesn't vacuum) and am sure the management has a different plan in mind.

HeyLaughingBoy 7y ago
I walked into my local bank branch last week and couldn't find a withdrawal slip. One of my vendors only accepts cash or check. I haven't used paper checks in years and the ATM only dispenses $20's: I hate carrying a thick stack of bills. All the slips had been removed from their usual place so I walked up to a teller to explain the situation. He said, "oh, we implemented a new paperless system." And then pulled out a withdrawal slip and filled it out for me. Me: "soooo, your new paperless system is paperless only for me I guess?" Him: "yeah, I guess they figured we needed something to keep us busy." So yeah, I can totally believe that management's perception is completely disconnected from reality.
- maxerickson 7y ago
  I just use a local credit union but it hasn't occurred to me to even bother filling out a withdrawal slip for a long long time.
- teilo 7y ago
  I forgot this was even a thing. Whenever I need large bills to buy something on Craigslist, I just walk up to the teller, give her my ID and Debit card, and ask for what I want. And that's just a normal bank, not a credit union.
maxerickson 7y ago
It seems pretty likely they are going to use it to keep track of stock (the article notes that the manufacturer intends the robot to have this capability).
tapoxi 7y ago
While they're monitoring spills for now, these robots are also designed for inventory. That's why they're as tall as the aisles.
- onemoresoop 7y ago
  I'm sure the robots are designed for something better than monitoring spills but they're only used for that. And most likely they won't be monitoring inventory any time soon. Also, I don't understand why monitoring inventory has to be done this way, they already know what new inventory comes into the store and what goes out when the cashiers scan the items at checkout. Seems to me like the simplest solution is to subtract the two (actually a tiny bit more complicated than that since there's a running inventory). Just querying a database you can see what's on the shelves, what's expired, etc by tracking all the items virtually. And we're not talking about monitoring an amazon sized warehouse, it's just a supermarket..
  - thaeli 7y ago
    This doesn't tell you what your shrink is, though.
closetohome 7y ago
"We made your experience more personal by eliminating people."

HeyLaughingBoy 7y ago

I walked into my local bank branch last week and couldn't find a withdrawal slip. One of my vendors only accepts cash or check. I haven't used paper checks in years and the ATM only dispenses $20's: I hate carrying a thick stack of bills. All the slips had been removed from their usual place so I walked up to a teller to explain the situation. He said, "oh, we implemented a new paperless system." And then pulled out a withdrawal slip and filled it out for me. Me: "soooo, your new paperless system is paperless only for me I guess?" Him: "yeah, I guess they figured we needed something to keep us busy." So yeah, I can totally believe that management's perception is completely disconnected from reality.

maxerickson 7y ago
I just use a local credit union but it hasn't occurred to me to even bother filling out a withdrawal slip for a long long time.
teilo 7y ago
I forgot this was even a thing. Whenever I need large bills to buy something on Craigslist, I just walk up to the teller, give her my ID and Debit card, and ask for what I want. And that's just a normal bank, not a credit union.

maxerickson 7y ago

It seems pretty likely they are going to use it to keep track of stock (the article notes that the manufacturer intends the robot to have this capability).

tapoxi 7y ago

While they're monitoring spills for now, these robots are also designed for inventory. That's why they're as tall as the aisles.

onemoresoop 7y ago
I'm sure the robots are designed for something better than monitoring spills but they're only used for that. And most likely they won't be monitoring inventory any time soon. Also, I don't understand why monitoring inventory has to be done this way, they already know what new inventory comes into the store and what goes out when the cashiers scan the items at checkout. Seems to me like the simplest solution is to subtract the two (actually a tiny bit more complicated than that since there's a running inventory). Just querying a database you can see what's on the shelves, what's expired, etc by tracking all the items virtually. And we're not talking about monitoring an amazon sized warehouse, it's just a supermarket..
- thaeli 7y ago
  This doesn't tell you what your shrink is, though.

closetohome 7y ago

"We made your experience more personal by eliminating people."