AI at Walmart

A cross between a Roomba and, say, a Tesla, would give you . . a self-driving floor scrubber (according to this article).

"Walmart has quietly begun testing an advanced, autonomous floor scrubber . . . " Maybe we don't think of Walmart as being out in front of innovation, but they look ahead and try new things. That no doubt helped them become what they are today, America's largest private-sector employer.

"Walmart has said it wants to automate tasks that are “repeatable, predictable and manual,” giving its people more time to focus on higher-value work like customer service and selling."