Giant Food Stores will be introducing “Marty” a robotic assistant to all 172 of its stores.The tall, gray robot with “googly eyes” will work alongside other Giant workers. “The in-store robots, which move around the store unassisted, are being used to identify hazards, such as liquid, powder and bulk food-items spills and provide reporting that enables quick corrective action. The robots’ efforts free up associates to spend more time serving with customers. They also help stores mitigate risk caused by such spills,” the company said in a statement.Giant has been running a pilot program with Marty at stores in Harrisburg and Carlisle over the past year.Giant officials said the robots will be rolled out in waves over the coming months. The rollout should wrap up sometime in the middle of this year.

Giant Food Stores will be introducing “Marty” a robotic assistant to all 172 of its stores.


The tall, gray robot with “googly eyes” will work alongside other Giant workers.

“The in-store robots, which move around the store unassisted, are being used to identify hazards, such as liquid, powder and bulk food-items spills and provide reporting that enables quick corrective action. The robots’ efforts free up associates to spend more time serving with customers. They also help stores mitigate risk caused by such spills,” the company said in a statement.

Giant has been running a pilot program with Marty at stores in Harrisburg and Carlisle over the past year.

Giant officials said the robots will be rolled out in waves over the coming months. The rollout should wrap up sometime in the middle of this year.