Tag: Ocado
Investment in automated warehouses drives down Ocado profits – for now
Online retailer Ocado is facing higher than anticipated costs and further losses in the short term, as it grapples with a shifting business model...
Kroger to use driverless cars for last-mile grocery deliveries
Kroger, America’s largest supermarket chain, will be rolling out a driverless grocery delivery service in partnership with Nuro, a company started by two former...
Berkeley researchers unveil “most dexterous robot ever created”
Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed and unveiled a first in robotics: a robot that matches two highly versatile limbs with the ability to...
Five predictions on the future of smart warehousing
Warehousing is no longer the dumb, static component in the supply chain, but an area that's ripe for smart transformation. Chris Middleton and Kayla...
Five smart factories – and what you can learn from them
Amazon and Adidas aren't the only success stories in smart manufacturing, says Kayla Matthews. Whirlpool, Siemens, HP, Hirotec, and Ocado are all redefining industrial...
Ocado’s robots offer ‘safe pair of hands’ for packing shopping
Online retailer Ocado has developed a robotic system capable of packing bags with all the care and dexterity of a human.
UK-based online grocery retailer...
Ocado launches Alexa app for voice-activated online shopping
Online grocery retailer Ocado has announced it will be the first supermarket in the UK to launch an app for the voice-controlled personal assistant,...
Online-only retailer Ocado trials robotic arm to speed up orders
British online-only supermarket, Ocado, is trialing the use of robotic arms in its automated warehouses for the picking and packing of shopping orders.
The retailer...
Ocado to team up with tech giants to exploit IoT
Online retailer Ocado will have to team up with consumer goods brands in order to fully exploit the Internet of Things (IoT), according to...