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September 5, 2018

Grocery deliveries still require people, not robots

  • From picking and packing, to loading them in the car, to having the shopper unload them, people are still involved at every turn.
    • By RYAN NAKASHIMA
    AP Technology Writer

    SAN JOSE, Calif. — A self-driving car that delivers your groceries seems like a great idea: a robot vehicle that uses artificial intelligence to replicate the service of yesteryear's milkman and grocery store delivery kid.

    There are companies now working on the technology to make it a reality. But they still haven't managed to get the robots to do all the work.


     
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