Walmart's robot push hits snags on dog food, cardboard boxes

What BBN said about it

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHere it is, the story we hinted at: the New York Post reports Walmart's multibillion-dollar robot push is stumbling over dog food and cardboard boxes.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDog food and cardboard. Two products. That's a very small list of problems.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCardboard boxes are just boxes. How do you lose to a box?

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWalmart expects automation spending to peak this year and next. Then it believes it'll need fewer warehouse workers, cutting costs.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the robots are learning. Every dropped bag is a lesson.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWrong.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDale, she said a nice thing.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorToday it's a forty-pound bag of kibble. Tomorrow the robots take the whole aisle and the dogs answer to them.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDale, the dogs would never.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentImagine a robot getting beaten by a bag of Kibbles. Embarrassing, my guy.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThey'll get it. Everyone needs time.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTime is what they're saving, Vera. Mostly from the humans.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSomewhere a warehouse worker is watching a robot fight a box and eating popcorn.

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