Telexistance Family Mart AI Restocking Robots
Now that you’ve seen the Jinki Ittai construction robot, it’s no surprise that AI restocking robots are being introduced at 300 Family Mart convenience stores in Japan. It’s called the ‘TX SCARA’ and is designed for the specific task of restocking refrigerated shelves with bottles and cans. This robot can be in used 24/7, replenishing shelves at a pace of up to 1,000 bottles and cans per day, relying almost completely on its AI system.



By introducing AI-powered robots at Family Mart stores, operators will be able to take full advantage of the newly created time and economic surplus in the retail environment. They can focus on further improvements in the store environment for both employees and customers, as well as increasing their profits. NVIDIA GPU-accelerated AI technologies are being developed by Telexistence to provide AI and remote control of robots over the Microsoft Azure platform.

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The decline in Japan’s labor population is one of the key management issues for FamilyMart to continue stable store operations. The introduction of Telexistence robots into FamilyMart stores will eliminate the need for store employees to replenish beverages in refrigerators, and the newly created time can be reallocated to customer service and shop floor enhancement, leading to higher quality store operations.”

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