#2132 Walmart / Facebook Robotics / Saildrone Surveyor / Agrorobotics / Tesla FSD Beta v9
Episode description
Walmart is equipping more than half of its regional distribution centers in the USA with a new robotics and automation solution for the supply chain.
https://supplychaindigital.com/technology/walmart-announces-game-changer-warehouse-robotics-solution
The four-legged robot resembles a dog that walks over sand, rocks and other difficult surfaces.
https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-teaches-ai-powered-robot-to-adapt-while-walking/
About 80 percent of the ocean floor is currently unmapped, although oceans cover 70 percent of the earth.
https://newatlas.com/marine/autonomous-saildrone-maps-seafloor-in-maiden-voyage/
Abundant Robotics, an agricultural robotics company based in Hayward, California, founded in 2016, has closed.
https://www.hortidaily.com/article/9337223/us-fruit-harvesting-robot-company-shuts-down/
Elon Musk has now set an official date for Tesla's release of its “stunning” software update, Full Self-Driving Beta v9.