Walmart Will Be Putting Robot Janitors in its Stores

Big box retailer Walmart announced that it will be putting janitors into its stores but not the human variety. Instead, these janitors will be robotic.

The world’s largest retailer as far as revenue is concerned, announced that autonomous robots will be in hundreds of its stores across the world soon.

The company announced in a joint press release with San Diego-based AI company Brain Corporation, that it will deploy 360 floor-scrubbing robots armed with computer vision and AI capabilities in hundreds of its stores by the end of January 2019.

Brain Corp. makes the robot floor scrubbers, called the Auto-C which are powered by the company’s BrainOS technology platform.

“BrainOS technology allows robots to effectively and safely function in complex, crowded environments, ensuring increased productivity and efficiency across applications,” Brain Corp. CEO Dr. Eugene Izhikevich stated.

Walmart employees will be able to map out cleaning routes for the AI-supported robot scrubbers and then send them off on unmanned cleaning missions “with the press of a single button,” according to the joint statement.

Disclaimer: We have no position in Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and have not been compensated for this article.