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Walmart Bringing Robot-Filled Warehouses to DFW
Walmart plans to build modular warehouses at its stores where self-driving robots will fetch groceries and have them ready for shoppers to pick up in an hour or less, the Associated Press reported. Two of the four locations already under construction are in the Dallas/Fort Worth communities of Lewisville and Plano, with others located in American Fork, UT and Walmart’s hometown of Bentonville, AR.
The retailing giant hopes the warehouses will speed up curbside pickups, which have become increasingly popular during the pandemic.
The robots won’t roam store aisles, AP reported. Instead, they’ll stay inside warehouses built in separate areas, either within a store or next to it. Windows will be placed at some locations so shoppers can watch the robots work.
The wheeled robots will carry crates of apple juice, cereal and other small goods to Walmart workers, who then bag them for shoppers.
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