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  • T Tony Hill

    Interesting but have they managed to get them to correctly pack the eggs under a large 10lb bag of potatoes yet. :)

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    Daniel Pfeffer
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    The narrator did mention that the robots "know" not to put heavy things on top of light things, etc. To err is robotic; to really screw things up, use a human. :)

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    • J Jacquers

      [How many robots does it take to run a grocery store? - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssZ\_8cqfBlE) Pretty impressive... and I wouldn't mind having a look at their codebase :)

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      Marc Clifton
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      I wonder how long it took to debug the collision prevention algorithms. :laugh:

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        I wonder how long it took to debug the collision prevention algorithms. :laugh:

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        Mycroft Holmes
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        What they did not show was the pile of bent and battered boxes out the back.

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        • T Tony Hill

          Interesting but have they managed to get them to correctly pack the eggs under a large 10lb bag of potatoes yet. :)

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          Jacquers
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          Depends if you order potato salad :P

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          • Greg UtasG Greg Utas

            Unsurprisingly, the spokeswoman referred to their software as "artificial intelligence". I doubt it but it's still impressive.

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            Jacquers
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            They probably used some machine learning for the navigation / collision avoidance.

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            • J Jacquers

              [How many robots does it take to run a grocery store? - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssZ\_8cqfBlE) Pretty impressive... and I wouldn't mind having a look at their codebase :)

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              Super Lloyd
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              awesome find! :-D

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              • J Jacquers

                [How many robots does it take to run a grocery store? - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssZ\_8cqfBlE) Pretty impressive... and I wouldn't mind having a look at their codebase :)

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                Rage
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                I can (unfortunately) top this[^]:~

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                • J Jacquers

                  They probably used some machine learning for the navigation / collision avoidance.

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                  Greg Utas
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                  That would be learning the hard way!

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                  • M Marc Clifton

                    I wonder how long it took to debug the collision prevention algorithms. :laugh:

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                    Jacquers
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                    Have look at the 46s mark in the top left background - it may need some more work :laugh:

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                    • R Rage

                      I can (unfortunately) top this[^]:~

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                      SeeSharp2
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                      Most all fast food should be fully automated by now as well. I'm not sure what's taking McDonald's so long to do it.

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                      • S SeeSharp2

                        Most all fast food should be fully automated by now as well. I'm not sure what's taking McDonald's so long to do it.

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                        Daniel Pfeffer
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                        Probably because minimum-wage people are still cheaper than the capital cost + maintenance of the robot.

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