Conventional mechanical grips are too indelicate for handling groceries, shielding many warehouses jobs from automation. But online grocer Ocado has now overcome the challenge, with a helping hand ...

The share price of the FTSE 100-listed Ocado Group (GB:OCDO) soared after the company signed a robot tech deal with McKesson Corporation’s (NYSE:MCK) subsidiary in Canada. Ocado announced that its ...

Ocado has developed a robot prototype which will learn from the behaviour of its warehouse technicians and act as ‘a second pair of hands’. The grocery pureplay’s technology division has developed the ...

Surging losses and a key customer cancellation have sent Ocado shares plummeting, but is this volatility turning it into one ...

ANDOVER, England (Reuters) - As 600 robots swarm on a grid overhead, the technology boss of British online supermarket pioneer Ocado explains why its new high-tech plant has caught the attention of ...

Automated ecommerce warehouse operator Ocado Group said on Thursday it was upbeat about its opportunities for U.S. expansion in partnership with Kroger, although the company also said it could work ...

Robots are credited with boosting efficiency in some industrial use cases. But, as a major UK grocery service just found out, that doesn't mean they're not accident-prone like humans. Ocado — which ...

Kroger, the nation’s largest traditional supermarket chain, is closing three of its largest automated fulfillment centers, marking a sharp reversal in strategy since partnering with British robotics ...

UK online supermarket Ocado is on a quest to automate its business as much as possible, experimenting with technology from flexible robot hands (for packing soft fruit) to self-driving delivery ...