At Walmart, robotic co-workers are
assisting staff by performing various tasks, such as identifying
items on the shelves that need re-stocking or detecing incorrect
labeling on items. Surprisingly, Walmart staff members really like
these robots because they are covering a very boring and repetitive
task. However, customers have had some interesting responses to the
presence of the robots. Over half of the customers completely ignored
the robots. Interestingly, adults and children have been respectful
of the automatons and have allowed them to do their jobs, sometimes
curiously asking the robots questions. Teenagers, however, have been
problematic, kicking the robots or putting shopping bags over them.
The robots are now being built to sustain the impact of soup cans
being thrown at them by mischevious teens.
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