PlaceTech Bossa Nova retail robot arrives in UK

Bossa Nova, creator of real-time, on-shelf inventory robots for the retail industry, has opened a UK division in Sheffield. Bossa Nova provides retailers with data to redesign store operations and improve the customer shopping experience. Its robots drive autonomously through aisles, navigating safely among customers and store associates, and use AI to collect terabytes of data that retailers use to increase on-shelf availability. The robots are already in use in Walmart stores in the US. The company has not unveiled any planned partnerships with UK retailers yet, but Bossa Nova expects its UK office to grow rapidly.