Sedano's Supermarkets Teams Up with Takeoff Technologies to Launch Robotic Supermarket
FLORIDA - In today’s day and age, the need for speed is only ramping up. We see this everywhere we go, but eyes have lasered in on the world of grocery pickup and how one might expedite the process. In recent reports, Sedano’s Supermarkets has partnered with e-grocery automation startup Takeoff Technologies to open the “first robotic supermarket.”
“We are excited to partner with Takeoff at the forefront of this groundbreaking robotics solution,” said Javier Herran, Chief Marketing Officer for Hialeah, Florida-based Sedano’s. “This model gives us the ability to leap into the e-grocery industry, develop a new level of employment opportunities, and continue meeting the needs of our valued consumers by offering an affordable and convenient online service.”
As reported by Forbes, in the next month Takeoff plans to launch an automated, hyperlocal fulfillment center that will serve 14 Sedano’s stores in the Miami area and offer grocery pickup services to the Hispanic supermarket chain’s customers.
The system will work like this: once customers place their grocery orders on a mobile app, the orders are received and processed by Takeoff’s automated fulfillment facility—along with the support of Sedaono’s staff. Takeoff noted that AI-enabled robots assemble grocery orders of up to 60 items in several minutes, a fraction of the cost and speed it would take to be done manually.
“Grocers have been dipping their toes in e-grocery for years. Now it’s time to jump in with both feet,” said Jose Vicente Aguerrevere, Co-Founder and CEO of Takeoff. “Our automated, hyperlocal micro-fulfillment center enables grocers to thrive in e-grocery.”
The news source reported that Takeoff is currently working with five regional and national U.S. retail chains and plans to deploy several automated fulfillment sites next year.
“Sedano’s is a great partner for kicking off our solution, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to work alongside them in providing a turnkey e-grocery solution. We’re robotizing the supermarket, which has never been done before,” said Max Pedro, Co-Founder and President of Takeoff. “This is the first of many deployments we are working on, and shoppers will soon see more local grocery stores with micro fulfillment centers.”
Will this be the future of e-commerce and grocery? Will our grocery stores as we know them change accordingly? AndNowUKnow will keep you up to date on the latest.
