And this is why large supermarkets won’t make it past 2020. Who’s in the focus groups? Were there even focus groups? Why didn’t execs visit stores in other nations? Why does the robot tower over people? Why doesn’t it include an interactive screen? Just for hazards?!? WTH.
I have the feeling PlaytonicGames is doing this so a war between humans and robots can be real...
mkvinth dis you?
I think I have seen this Dr Who episode. Spoiler, the sonic screwdriver stops them from their evil plans to poison the kumquats.
abbydphillip But I thought it was those “illegals” who were taking all the jobs (she said sarcastically).
MazMHussain HumansOfLate
abbydphillip The googly eyes help make it a friendly appliance. If it goes over big with consumers, this will be your pilot & air traffic controller of tomorrow.
RaoKomar747 First Marvin is produced.
Creepy
ORDER CORN
'...soon you will know the peace and contentment of Landru...'
Um. GiantFood - nope. I like people.
Melt them with 🔥
paleeoguy 👀
I might never shop there again.
That thing will scare small children.
As long as they not by the self checkout im good
dcsportsbog
These are going to replace all federal workers in the next 30 years as soon as AI catches up
everywhereist was here!
This is called Facial Recognition of theft. Dont say I ain't warn you. Put the deodorant and cheese spread not to down Jeffrey. I see you sneaking that cheesecake in ur purse Rhonda... WalmartShrinkageTactics
banjo-kazooie bleeds into reality
Fahrenthold My eyes are up here!
abbydphillip In case you were wondering, the robots that will exterminate us will have googly eyes
dcsportsbog 📎📎📎
happy birthday paulie!
PlaytonicGames We know you did this... 👀
heatherkelly Those robots have seen some shit.
'I need tungsten to live! TUNGSTEN!'
That's creepy as fuck.
I wanna give this thing my list and a cart while I go drink my lunch. The end is near, thank goodness.
The googlie eyes instill trust
abbydphillip You're scaring me
I will not shop T any
billburr First self-checkout and now robots?
🎶 Oh yoshimi they don't believe me but you won't let those robots eat me
2016
Fahrenthold It looks like one of those cute robots they show in opening montages of movies....usually goes from that fella to Terminator in a decade or two
Fahrenthold We’re dead
hackermaderas
The googly eyes ... always watching, always judging
TimTang4Retail have you seen this?!
Technological unemployment slowly creeping into our everyday lives. Check out AndrewYangVFA running on 1000$/month Basic Income platform for 2020.
RaychJackson you started doin promo for Giant
Americans need to start demanding Universal Basic Income, Universal Healthcare and Universal Rent Control.
LOL funny how companies can waste money like this but not give raises to employees
how about just working price scanners scattered throughout the stores?
To: 1. Increase profits by eliminating 'expenses' (i.e., employee training salaries, benefits, raises). 2. Improve performance ('Tech' doesn't; call out sick, show up late, nor ask to leave early). 3. Improve efficiencies: (Tech workers are available 24hrs a day, 365 days/yr).
Big Brother
Fahrenthold It's probably a good thing the power grid is in such bad shape. I think a faulty power delivery system is all that's going to save up from the future skynet and our robot overlords.
I'd like Marty more if he were also a wet-vac
Don't fall for this, these things are clearly here to take over our country n enslave us all. ItsStarting
Adam Gase is everywhere
abbydphillip Putting googly eyes on a giant e-cigarette doesn't make it a robotic assistant.
Am already tired of being yelled at by self check out computers for not getting my items in the bag fast enough. I will entirely resent being pushed around by AI and if this is the way things are going - good luck to the people who allow it.
rcsanchez93 ric was this you because i love it
Thank you for zooming in on the eyes three times so we could see them better
This sounds expensive for the worst idea I’ve ever heard.
No more extended bathroom breaks!
Fahrenthold That's creepy looking for sure. They couldn't have chosen worse if they'd made them look like clowns.
BenjaminAhr CutForTime GreatestGen
ITT: people not reading the actual article to see that Marty doesn’t replace human workers
Except on Sundays when it will be coaching the nyjets
This robot is in my local store. He is slow, annoying, and more of a hazard than any spills because I can more easily get around them. GiantFoodStores
This is unsettling.
They must be democrats
What a fun and original way to fuck good people out of honest work.
I only care about this if the robots clean the stores
Good to see Gumby working again
FightFor15
If they’re gonna have those creepy eyes I’m shopping at ACME
hope they made 'em topple-proof because they're about to take a beating lol
dcsportsbog Gumby, but where's Pokey?
Who did it better?
If we all break enough of these we become job creators
Please tell me it will be named Wally
Those are googly ass googly eyes!
Looks like it's just in everyone's way No thanks
I don’t like these things. What happens if you ‘accidently’ bash into one really hard with your shopping cart and break it?
does that thing have a twitter yet?
This is fine
dcsportsbog Just look around, slowly but surely we are all getting replaced by robots.
Fahrenthold Don’t forget to bring a towel!
Not creepy at all...
PC Load letter? What the fuck does that mean?
Fahrenthold Mother of Pearl! 😱😬
Are they going to be able to swipe me through the automated check out? As it is I can never find the clerk to do so.
Fahrenthold You don't have to use them.
Thank u Washington POST - I feel loved - and thank u 4 the Huawei report..
Imagine how many jobs will be replaced by robots in the next decade. I thought maybe in 50 years about 10 percent of the workforce would be replaced, but it looks like it is moving faster than I anticipated and with advancement in AI and robotics the possibilities are endless.
👀 who thought that design was a good idea wtf
If this AINT the creepiest thing...I hope they have had implicit bias training!
No thanks. Boycott Giant!!!
You can literally put googley eyes on anything to make it seem friendly. Trump...if your listening. Please use 👀 during a Twitter rant. thanks.
That thing is scary!
Fight for 15 not going as planned.
Me: 'Siri robot, where can I find carrots?' Robot: 'Here's your playlist' Me: 'No I just want to find the carrots' Robot: 'Your choices are jazz or reggae' Me: 'Forget it' Robot: 'Your card will be charged $986.23 and thank you for shopping at Giant!'
It begins...
Fahrenthold Clippy 2.0
Are the eyes necessary? They're staring at the lady parts.
This is why we need a wall
I would love to see how long one of these lasts in the Giant in Columbia Heights on Park. Two days?
Clippy is back & now at grocerystores
Clippy? That you?
omg like a dog dragging its butt across a white carpet , the assistant left streak marks on the linoleum floor...Humans don't do that.🙁
For PR purposes maybe GiantFood would prefer a photo w/o the rusty, 25 yr old cart?
They already did, years ago BandQ Homebase Aldi Asda Lidl WHS Sainsburys Tescos Ikea etcetc
I'm unsteady enough in the store with my CMT, something like this would totally trip me and make me fall on my ass.
I already want to beat the shit out of it and it hasn't even beeped yet.
Fahrenthold thegene
This is a fantastic tweet. 👀
Wtf clippy?
Kinda looks like Mr. Towel from Southpark.....lol
are the giant googly eyes meant to be . . . humanizing?
Fahrenthold people as so overrated as functional parts of our economy.
Another step to the robots taking over earth
Are they serious with those googly eyes? First of all that's Gritty cultural appropriation.
But..but..Her emails?😫
WaPo throwing shade... nice.
'To make people trust computers we have to manufacture the Mac so it resembles a smiling, friendly face' - Steve Jobs 1984 'Just slap some stupid giant googly-eyes on it' - Giant executive 2019
And this is how it all ends
I guess the googoo eyes are supposed to make it more huggable?
The face of the new American workforce rolling someone out of a job in Supermarket near you.
great googly moogly!
Someone please photoshop those eyes onto a terminator because this is how we get Skynet.
Lmaoooo zoeyy227
Top tier post
What a time to be alive!
Don't even THINK about trying this, Stop and Shop!
Only if Christipher Walken is there to help.
Well they'd have to have robotic assistants to deal with giant food, it's so damn heavy.
This is absolutely disgusting
Of course they will be accused of being racist.
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!