Amazon, Seattle, Wash., acquired Canvas Technology, a Boulder, Colo.-based robotics startup that builds autonomous carts that move goods around warehouses.

Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, Pa., unveiled a pilot program with Simbe Robotics, San Francisco, to deploy Tally, the autonomous shelf auditing and inventory analytics solution, in the Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Akron, Ohio, areas.

Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., has been pioneering new technologies to minimize the time an associate spends on repetitive tasks like cleaning floors or checking inventory on a shelf.

Brain Corp, San Diego, Calif., partnered with Nilfisk, a Copenhagen, Denmark, to license Brain Corp.’s BrainOS artificial intelligence technology to further accelerate the development of connected autonomous cleaning solutions.

The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, and Nuro, Mountain View, Calif., announced a new partnership to pilot an on-road, fully autonomous delivery experience.

Harvest CROO Robotics, Tampa, Fla., introduced Phase 1 of Alpha Unit, an autonomous vehicle designed to pick strawberries in the field.

Adept Technology, Inc., Pleasanton, Calif., introduced two new additions to its Viper family of 6-axis articulated robots—the Viper 700 and Viper 900.

Adept Technology, Inc., Pleasanton, Calif., opened a robotics application and demonstration center in Sharonville, Ohio.