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Seven-Eleven Japan partners with Telexistence on AI Robots

Telexistence Inc. (TX) and Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. SEJ announced a partnership to develop, validate, and deploy humanoid robots using generative AI. The project aims to develop 'Astra,' a humanoid robot. It will use a Vision-Language-Action (VLA) foundation model. The goal is to deploy Astra in Seven-Eleven stores by 2029. Shaping the Future of Retail TX and SEJ are using Astra in real stores. This helps them tackle high labor costs and staff shortages. At the same time, it improves the customer experience. Robots will manage routine in-store tasks. This lets employees focus on skills that only humans have. As a result, the store becomes more appealing and creates new value for customers. Background and Scope of the Partnership Labor shortages and challenges hit retail hard. Seven-Eleven Japan is putting…