Community Chat

[Greeneyedlady21]

Now I've seen everything. Saw it today in the store I shop in most often. All it did was go up and down the aisles saying "cleanup needed in aisle _". The employees were laughing and talking about it. The littlest piece of anything on the floor triggers it.

I did see it call for a cleanup of a lollipop still in a wrapper that was on the floor.

I wonder how much that thing costs. Wouldn't it be just as efficient to have employees take care of noticing cleanups and doing them? Oh well. I wonder what else it can do, if anything.  It's an entertaining novelty that probably becomes so annoying for employees.

[deepwaterdotter]

If someone attached a device that could pick things up, the robot could perform the "clean-up" duties itself. 

[GenXmuse]

Wow, I would find that a little off-putting and you’re right, I can’t imagine this is cheap. I’m not seeing the utility of this. 

[threecees]

It takes up alot of space @Greeneyedlady21 

Wait until people start accidently plowing their carts into it.

Better move the butterfingers too!

[ShowMe]

OMGosh....wait till it triggers a human that needs to be cleaned up......LOL

And wait till it runs into someone and possibly get injured.  Then what???

[Greeneyedlady21]

@threecees I was tempted to plow my cart into it on purpose just to see what happened😁

[geezerette]

It doesn’t take sick days, ask for raises, or time-and-a-half for overtime.  It doesn’t have to leave early when one of the kids gets sick.  It doesn’t need health insurance or a 401K plan.  It doesn’t go on strike when it doesn’t get any of the above, either.

[PhilaLady1]

How annoying that must be on a busy shopping day.  I shop on Saturdays and Sundays because of my work hours.  That thing would get knocked down in a second.   People trying to get in and out of the store and up and down isles with that machine in the way. 

[millieshops]

sign of the times???   people are being replaced by automation many ways and even in the few years I expect to live, I think we'll see more and more of this kind of thing.

At least the robot doesn't stop to make phone calls, text, etc. while it's supposed to be "working."

[ShowMe]

Would love to know where this store is and the name of it.