Walmart Buys Over 300 Aisle-Cleaning Robots


Popular Mechanics, December 6, 2018 – Walmart has signed a deal for aisle-cleaning robots. The retail giant has agreed to purchase 360 floor-scrubbing machines, built by the San Diego-based Brain Corp.

From a press statement, it appears that the company has bought over 300 ICE RS26s, a model which Brain Corp. says “represents the next generation of robotic floor care.” It’s got a cleaning path capable of scrubbing 26 inches at a time and moves at a leisurely 2 mph while functioning autonomously. Put it under manual control and it can hit 4 mph. According to Walmart, the robots are named Auto-C. To continue reading the article, click here. 

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