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JD.com robotics and automation expansion

Overview

JD.com is expanding its use of automation and robotics across various sectors of its business. The company announced a large-scale logistics initiative to deploy 3 million robots over five years, alongside plans for 1 million unstaffed vehicles and 100,000 delivery drones. To address potential job displacement for its 700,000 logistics personnel, the company introduced the ‘Nirvana Plan’ to retrain staff for technical roles like robot maintenance.

In the catering sector, JD.com’s 7Fresh Kitchen brand debuted the ‘Chef Transformer,’ an AI-powered intelligent food truck. The vehicle utilizes three cooking robots and a smart coffee machine to provide fully automated food service at large-scale events, supported by a traceable cold chain logistics network.

Entities

JD.com · JD Logistics · 7Fresh Kitchen · Liu Lige · Cao Peng

Timeline

  1. about 20 hours ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    JD.com unveils AI-powered intelligent food truck

    JD.com’s 7Fresh Kitchen has unveiled an AI-powered intelligent food truck featuring cooking robots to provide automated, high-quality Chinese cuisine at large-scale events.

  2. 5 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    JD.com to deploy 3 million robots for logistics automation

    JD.com plans to deploy 3 million robots, 1 million unstaffed vehicles, and 100,000 drones over five years to automate its logistics network while retraining staff for technical roles.

Sources

aviacionline.com · dailyguardian.ca · fullyloaded.com.au · monacoinsider.com · myotwartakultura.pl · scmp.com