UBruce Bennett / Getty Izithombe Ngeeodolo zokuhlala-ekhaya zisendaweni ngexesha lobhubhane, ibango le- Ukuhanjiswa kokutya ukusuka Ukutya okupheleleyo sele ikwixesha lonke eliphakamileyo. Oku kuye kwathetha ukuba abantu, ngakumbi abo bakwiidolophu ezinkulu, khange bakwazi ukufumana indawo evulekileyo yokuhambisa iintsuku (okanye iiveki) ngexesha. Kodwa abo banobuchwephesha ngakumbi-bafumene indlela yokusika phambi komgca-iibhokisi zokuphuma.
Yintoni i-Checkout bots? Ziinkqubo zekhompyuter ezizenzekelayo ezivumela abasebenzisi bazo ukuba benze ibango lokutya okunexesha elipheleleyo lokuvula. Iinkqubo zekhompyuter zenze ezi bots, ezizenzekelayo, kwaye ngenxa yoko zikhawulezisa, inkqubo yokubhalisa, ukuphinda ulayishe kwakhona, kunye nokulandela umkhondo wokuhambisa indawo kuwe. Umzekelo ngulowo uza kwifom yokwandiswa kweGoogle Chrome, ebizwa ngokuba ' Okokuqala kumgca . ' Izandiso ezinje ngalo msebenzi zisebenza njengezicelo ezincinci zokuphucula ukusebenza kwesikhangeli sakho, kwaye ke oko kukunika ithuba xa kufikwa eku-odoleni ukuhanjiswa kwegrosari. Injongo yolwandiso oluthile kukuhlaziya iphepha lokuphuma kwiAmazon elitsha okanye elipheleleyo lokuThengisa ukutya kwaye ulumkise xa kuvulwa iwindow (nge Yitya Oku, Hayi Oko! ).
Ngubani onokuphulukana nexesha lokuhanjiswa kokutya okupheleleyo?
I-Checkout bots zihlala zisetyenziselwa ukuthenga izinto ezinje ngee-sneakers-limited edition okanye iitikiti zekonsathi, kodwa ngoku ukuba i-grocery delivery slots bekunzima ukuyifumana, ezi bot zenze indlela yazo kwizinto eziyimfuneko, ezinje ngokutya. Olu phuhliso lunabantu abachaphazelekayo ukuba abantu abangenalwazi kangako ngetekhnoloji, njengabantu abadala abangazisebenzisiyo ezi bot, baya kuba sengozini.
UManfong, umphuhlisi wolwandiso lweChannel olwazisa abasebenzisi balo xa indawo yokuhambisa ukutya ithengisiwe, yamkelwe Ibhodi yomama ukuba indalo yakhe inika 'inzuzo engekho sikweni kunabanye abangenabuchwephesha kodwa kusenokufuneka bathenge izinto ngokungxamisekileyo.' Umphuhlisi wathi kukho amanyathelo akhoyo okuphelisa ukusetyenziswa gwenxa kolwandiso, njengexesha lokuhlaziya lemizuzwana eli-15 ukuya kwengama-20, elicothayo kancinci kunelixesha lokuhlaziya elinomzuzu omnye ukuya kwemibini. UManfong ukwahlule ukuba iphepha lesixhobo linesibhengezo sokulumkisa abantu ukuba bangasisebenzisi gwenxa kwaye bancede abo basweleyo.
IAmazon iza kujongana njani neemfuno zokuhambisa ukutya
UDavid Ryder / Getty Izithombe I-bot kaManfong ayisiyiyo yodwa ngaphandle. UPooja Ahuja, isazinzulu ngedatha, kutshanje ukhuphe i-bot yakhe eluntwini. Isixhobo sakhe asijongi kuphela iwindow yasimahla yokuhambisa kwi-Whole Foods okanye iAmazon Fresh, kodwa siyayikhusela kwaye sihlole ngokuzenzekelayo, ngokwe Ibhodi yomama .
IAmazon ithethile kulo papasho malunga nento eza kuyenza ukulungisa ingxaki yokunqongophala kweendawo zokuhambisa. Isithethi sithe eyona nto iphambili kwinkampani kukonyusa ukufumaneka kwayo ngokwandisa ukufunyanwa kwezinto ezithengiweyo, ukunyusa ukuqesha, ukukhetha iivenkile ezikhethiweyo ukuzalisekisa ii-odolo zokuhambisa kuphela, kunye nokukhulula into entsha emgceni kungekudala. Eli nqaku, eliza kuthi liza kwiiveki ezizayo, liya kuvumela abathengi ukuba babambe indawo ebonakalayo emgceni wokuthenga kunye nokucwangcisa ukuhanjiswa kunye nokwenza 'ukuhanjiswa ngokulinganayo kweefestile zokuhambisa.'
Njengoko i-COVID-19 iqhubeka ingumba e-US, abantu baya kuqhubeka nokusebenzisa ezi bots zokuphuma ukubanga ukuhanjiswa kweefestile, oko kuthetha ukuba abo bangazikhuphelanga kwaye basebenzise olu lwandiso banokufumana kunzima ngakumbi ukufumana izinto eziyimfuneko zokutya bazisiwe emakhayeni abo.
