Most people don't buy a jar of relish every week. But when they decide to buy one from Ocado—the world's largest online-only grocery retailer—they don't have to scrabble at the back of the store. Instead, they call on robots and artificial intelligence to have it delivered to their door.
Ocado claims that its 350,000-square-foot warehouse in Dorden, near the U.K.'s second [most populous] city of Birmingham, is more heavily automated than Amazon's warehouse facilities. The company's task is certainly more challenging in many respects: most of the 48,000 lines of goods that it sells are perishable, and many must be chilled or frozen. Some, such as sushi, must be delivered on the same day they arrive in the warehouse.
What if the produce is buggy?
(Score: 2) by migz on Sunday January 01 2017, @11:31AM
Actually there is a butcher, and fish monger on site. It's the same as buying it from the meat or fish counter. I'm not sure about the sushi, but it's probably supermarket standard, if you want it fresher, then you can pay restaurant prices and have it delivered.