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> The robots are designed to free up store employees' time so they can use it to help customers.

...which is bullshit; Walmart just doesn't want the "robots taking our jobs" angle here. If they consider the current level at which employees help customers in the aisles sufficient, then they'll be cutting jobs to match that level rather than "freeing up" employees to do more of it.

parent phyzome 9 years ago

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