
Dobot launches Nova collaborative robots for retail automation
New robots are the first two Nova models with payloads of 2 kg and 5 kg for handling retail and physiotherapy tasks respectively
New robots are the first two Nova models with payloads of 2 kg and 5 kg for handling retail and physiotherapy tasks respectively
Carrefour and Goggo Network French trialling autonomous delivery of Carrefour Drive orders
Danish wine merchant invests in electronic price tags from Delfi Technologies and a new checkout system
The variety of solutions and their possibilities
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New partnership enables e-commerce brands to leverage the best AI automated customer service through a centralized helpdesk
Creative tech professionals to unite at ‘All-out Phygital’ edition of SPICY talks ‘22
GlobalData: Online shopping trend to completely change how we shop at physical stores by 2030
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