Danish supermarket chain tests humanoid robots for night restocking tasks
Salling Group is trialling humanoid robots in a supermarket near Copenhagen to handle shelf restocking and ease staff workload.
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Danish retail firm Salling Group is testing humanoid robots at a Føtex supermarket near Copenhagen to assist with restocking shelves. Euronews reported that the trial aims to ease the workload for human staff, allowing employees to focus more on customer service while the machines operate mainly at night. [1]
The robots were developed by Danish start-up Hive Robots and constructed by Unitree in China. According to Euronews, the machines have been undergoing training since June. Human operators currently guide every action to help the artificial intelligence learn how to manage various retail products. [1]
Human and robot interaction is a multidisciplinary field that includes robotics, artificial intelligence, and design. A subfield called physical human and robot interaction focuses on device design to ensure that people can interact safely with robotic systems. [2]
Salling Group aims to have the robots restocking supermarket shelves independently by early 2027. Euronews reported that the machines will carry out repetitive movements for hours, picking up items and placing them onto store shelves during nighttime hours when stores are closed. [1]
In short
- Salling Group is trialling humanoid robots at a Føtex supermarket near Copenhagen.
- The robots were developed by Hive Robots and built by Unitree in China.
- Human operators have been guiding the robots since June to train the artificial intelligence.
- The project aims for full autonomous shelf restocking by early 2027.
Sources
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- [1]Denmark tests humanoid robots in supermarkets to help to ease staff workload at nightEuronews, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Human–robot interaction on Wikipedia
- [3]Denmark on Grokipedia
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