Online supermarket Ocado tests robotic hand

Posted on 1 Mar 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

The world's largest online supermarket, Ocado, is testing the use of robotic hands for use in its grocery distribution warehouses.

These robotic hands are being tested for their ability to pick and sort a large number of different groceries prior to their delivery to customers. The ‘hands’ are being built as part of the European Union’s SoMa project which is a collaboration between Technische Universität Berlin; Università di Pisa; Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia; Deutsches Zentrum…

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