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“Boston Consulting Group and MIT polled almost 2,500 bosses and found that seven out of ten said their AI projects had generated little impact so far.” Artificial Intelligence can be a truly powerful tool. Inside Ocado Technology, AI touches everything from our webshop forecasting and delivery routing to predicting when bots in our highly automated warehouses need maintenance. In fact, our use of AI and automation is the only proven way to deliver online groceries scalably, sustainably and profitably. We shared best practise with The Economist for other businesses looking to implement and benefit from #AI projects.
Roadmaps. Sprints. Goals. Have you ever considered the Running / Product Manager Venn diagram? In our latest blog post, Matthew Cornford, Head of Product for Handling Robotics, talks about how the mindsets have more in common than you might think.
Coronavirus has rapidly accelerated the journey towards a digital-first UK – and world. Anne Marie Neatham writes for techUK on why it’s essential we continue to empower children with digital skills – and how Code for Life can help.
When your customers are the world's biggest retailers, your product really has to be perfect from day one. But how do you trial a vast eCommerce, fulfilment and logistics platform that doesn’t exist yet? The secret has something to do with chocolate... Isabel Richards, our Head of UK Development Centres, reveals all in our latest blog post.
"Coronavirus means that eCommerce is not going to be a minority sport, it's not going to grow 10-15% and stop, it's going to become the mainstream distribution of groceries over time [...] to handle this, you need to come up with solutions that can do this at a lower cost-to-serve than bricks and mortar stores. That's what we've done already in the UK, and are doing for our partners globally." Our CEO, Tim Steiner, talks to Fortune about how our company and our robots are revolutionising the grocery sector.
Happy 25th Birthday Java! Did you know Java is our preferred programming language for many of our high-performing applications? From webshop to warehouses, to the wheels that deliver groceries, this infographic provides an insight into some of the ways Java helps us solve complex problems and power our next-generation online grocery delivery. #MovedByJava
Visibility is a key part of inclusion – it’s just one way we’re working to increase diversity in our workforce. With that in mind, meet a few of our amazing female colleagues who push the boundaries of technology innovation with their expertise on a daily basis. Ahem, and if you’re a Software Engineer in the market for a new role, you may like to know that Glassdoor included us in a list of 9 incredible companies for working women in March. Nudge, nudge: https://bit.ly/2zexq9O
In our latest blog post, Robotics Research Fellow Dr Graham Deacon shares his experience as a SecondHands consortium partner developing a revolutionary cobot that can proactively assist maintenance technicians in our warehouses.
Intuitively understanding and anticipating needs is one of the reasons humans can comfortably collaborate. How do you teach a robot this skill? Our partnership with esteemed academic partners KIT, UCL, EPFL, and Uni Sapienza Roma on the Horizon2020 SecondHands project addressed this challenge. Together, we made major breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Robotic Manipulation, and more. Designed to proactively collaborate with human technicians to make industrial maintenance easier and safer, ARMAR-6 was tested in the Ocado warehouse. The breakthroughs achieved in this project could have major implications for the grocery industry and beyond.
Meet some of our Team Leads – a group of exceptional individuals who work with people and cutting-edge technology across our business, solving problems and making things happen. Experts in their craft, each inspires their team to deliver incredible outcomes for our global clients. Sound like your kind of challenge? We’re currently hiring Team Leads across our development centres – apply now for the chance to join our innovation factory. https://bit.ly/2RWrGHS
