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by UnoriginalGuy 3157 days ago
I wonder if these robots will suffer from the "roomba dog mess" problem. Meaning if a jar of something gets dropped in the aisle, will the robot happily drive through it and then leave tracks of it throughout the store?

I'd also be interested in learning about the false positives. For example a product get turned around on the shelf or returned askew does that trigger an alert? And is that a good or bad thing?

I guess the proof will be in the pudding. If these are still in use two or three years from now then we know they were a success.

From a personal perspective I'd love these to improve me locate products within a store. Many stores still fail to tell you which shelf a product is on on their mobile app, and the few that day don't give you a map of the store showing you the literal location of it. I'd love to have a "Google Maps"-like experience with locating an item.