Lowe's Deploys NAVii Robots To Several Bay Area Stores

Retailer Lowe's has started using robots at 11 of its stores in the Bay Area. Expected to run for seven months, the pilot implementation is using NAVii robots from Fellow Robots and follows a two-year pilot program which used a first-generation robot called OSHbot. Other retailers are also deploying robots, with Target using inventory robot Tally from Simbe Robotics and Best Buy testing customer service robot Chloe it co-developed with PaR Systems. Previously used in behind-the-scene applications, robots are now increasingly being used on the retail floor.