In April, employees of Stop & Shop, a grocery chain in New England, went on strike for eleven days. However, there was one notable exception. Marty, Shop & Shop’s newest employee, continued his work in the stores’ aisles. Marty is also a robot.
At the beginning of the year, Stop & Shop deployed Marty the robot throughout 500 Giant Food Stores, Martin’s and Stop & Shop retail locations across the country in an effort to improve store safety and efficiency. Essentially, Marty the robot detects spills and alerts store associates that cleanup is needed.
