How do robots increase the efficiency in retail?
In the current era, robots are taken to interact with customers, owners, managers and co-workers. The most common use of robots in retail is online where robotics is used in customer services. These conversational interfaces are able to handle very complex queries in a short period of time.
Also in the shop floor, robot employees can directly fetch the products to the customer’s hands. This improves efficiency as unlike a human worker, a robot does not need breaks and hence can monitor the store continuously.
In warehouses, robots are able to handle delicate packages, fragile items and even sew entire pieces if clothing better than any human and in lesser time.
Unlike humans, delivery robots find it much easier to locate an address which increases the efficiency in the shipment process.
Robots involved in inventory management require no time to keep a track of the inventory. It can tell if an item has been wrongly priced or kept at a wrong place better than most humans.