How many robots does it take to run a grocery store?
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In Ocado's grocery warehouses, thousands of mechanical boxes move on the Hive. Are they all individual robots? Or is this one giant hive mind? • Thanks to Ocado: https://www.ocadogroup.com/technology/technology-pioneers (this video is not sponsored, and they had no editorial control).Reference: Strandwitz P. (2018). Neurotransmitter modulation by the gut microbiota. Brain research, 1693(Pt B), 128–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2018.03.015 -- I should probably have put a might in there, but that's a thorough review of research and I think the claim just about holds up!Edited by Michelle Martin (@mrsmmartin)Filmed safely: https://www.tomscott.com/safe/Thanks to Grant Hurst from Casual Historian for suggesting the title: https://www.youtube.com/user/grantghurstI'm at https://tomscott.com
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