Ocado supermarket’s Warehouse had to go through a fearsome Friday as it witnessed a robot collision that caused a fire. It has had to cancel many delivery orders due to this. The warehouse contains almost 3000 robots that move with a speed of 13 feet per second while fetching orders. Ocado says, the fire triggered the site’s sprinkler system, but was contained by its mitigation measures. No one was injured, and the damage was limited to less than 1 percent of its grid. The warehouse which processes 150,000 orders a…
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While every food delivery company is trying to get an edge on its rivals with discount codes, faster service, and a turn into the realm of spooky with ghost kitchens and dark stores, a startup built on a lighter, social concept — letting people see what their friends are chomping on, making it possible to order food and drinks for each other and group order, with buyers picking it all up for themselves — has just raised a substantial Series B and says that it is already profitable in a…
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