The Business Times
The Business Times
Subscribe
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterView more
The Business Times
Create a free account with Business Times for seamless access across SPH Media products.
REGISTER
LOGIN

Startups & Tech

SUBSCRIBERS

With Tally the robot, scanning shop aisles has new meaning

Published Wed, Nov 11, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Share this article.

Washington

AS LONG as consumers love low prices, a trend will continue: the evaporation of the human employee.

On Tuesday, a Silicon Valley startup unveiled Tally, a robot designed to help retailers track shelves far better than a human employee could. Robots such as Tally can't do everything a person can, but they offer a reminder of how machines increasingly excel at roles long held by humans.

The idea behind Tally is to take inventory faster in a given store. Simbe Robotics CEO Brad Bogolea says the robot could scan a CVS, Walgreens or small grocery store in 30 or 4…

BT is now on Telegram!

For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to  t.me/BizTimes

Technology

SUPPORT SOUTH-EAST ASIA'S LEADING FINANCIAL DAILY

Get the latest coverage and full access to all BT premium content.

SUBSCRIBE NOW

Browse corporate subscription here