Shaping the future of retail: Ahold Delhaize expands into robotics with TU Delft
09 Novembre 2018 - 09:31AM
Delft, the Netherlands, November 9, 2018 - Ahold Delhaize
announces today that it is partnering with Delft University of
Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands to expand the company's
Artificial Intelligence for Retail (AIR) Lab. The expansion
comprises a robotics research program and test site for developing
state-of-the-art innovations in the retail industry.
This is the first expansion of Ahold Delhaize's AIRLab, an
industry-academic collaboration set up to conduct research into AI.
By expanding its focus to robotics, AIRLab Delft will further drive
innovations for daily business while building more knowledge of the
intersection among retail, AI and robotics.
Based in RoboValley, a robotics research center developed by TU
Delft Robotics Institute, a team of international researchers will
explore robotic solutions that can be applied throughout the retail
supply chain, from warehouses and stores to customers. To ensure
these explorations result in tangible solutions, Ahold Delhaize
will open a test site where researchers can work with partners,
students and start-ups, supported by the technology incubator of TU
Delft - YES!Delft - to build and test prototypes of robotic
solutions. At the test site, which will be operational in early
2019, they will explore how robotics can be deployed in a retail
setting, how robotic grippers can handle delicate items such as
fruits and vegetables, or how to improve image-recognition of
products and packaging.
Professor Martijn Wisse, Director of the TU Delft Robotics
Institute, and Supervisor of AIRLab Delft, said: "At AIRLab Delft,
scientists will study how employees can teach their robots to do
repetitive tasks, or develop methods to optimize the motion and
coordination of mobile robots and of delivery vehicles. This
collaboration with Ahold Delhaize allows us to solve real-world
challenges by focusing on fundamental issues in robotics, such as
how to learn and safely execute tasks in the context of
uncertainty, how to safely navigate and interact in environments
shared with humans, and how to efficiently and effectively plan the
routes of fleets of last-mile delivery. We are very excited."
Frans Muller, President and CEO of Ahold Delhaize, said: "The
rapid advancements in AI and robotics provide us with significant
opportunities to make everyday shopping even easier for our
customers and develop new solutions for our warehouses and
last-mile delivery. Working together with academic partners such as
TU Delft will enable Ahold Delhaize and AIRLab to shape a
technology-driven world in a responsible way. It helps us become a
frontrunner in AI research and development for retail and
ultimately build capabilities that are scalable for the group."
About AIRLabAhold Delhaize's AIRLab is part of
the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence, a research
platform that unites universities and businesses and serves as an
engine for AI talent in the Netherlands. In AIRLab's research
center in Amsterdam, scientists conduct research into the
responsible use of algorithms. These algorithms can be used, for
example, to make product recommendations to consumers or to create
transparent AI technology for managing goods flow by taking into
account local weather conditions to improve availability. The
research is underway at Albert Heijn and bol.com, two brands of
Ahold Delhaize, and can be applied in other Ahold Delhaize brands
in the U.S. and Europe.
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