Walmart tests grocery delivery robots to fill online orders
US-based Walmart has announced it is testing grocery-picking robots called 'Alphabots' to pick up and pack items for online orders. The robots, deployed in partnership with startup Alert Innovation, then carry the items to Walmart's associates to consolidate the order for delivery. The technology will be deployed in a 20,000-square-foot extension connected to its superstore in the US by 2019.