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Groceries And Gadgets: The Robots Coming To A Supermarket Near You

Stop & Shop’s autonomous robot “Marty” patrols a food aisle at the store in Clinton, Conn. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

This show originally aired April 11,  2019.

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With Meghna Chakrabarti

There are robots roaming the aisles of Walmart and other grocery stores. Monitoring inventory, cleaning up spills and potentially replacing workers. Automation is coming to a supermarket near you.


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