The pandemic has pitted Stop & Shop employees against a googly-eyed robot.
Meet Marty the robot: Non-Essential Worker
The pandemic has pitted Stop & Shop employees against a 140-pound hunk of plastic and metal with googly eyes. As grocery workers continue to fight for hazard pay and risk coronavirus exposure on the job, they're calling on their company and their customers to recognize that human contributions in this pandemic have far outweighed the contributions of grocery store robots like Marty.

Glimpse into marty's life
Attention shoppers: I've seen the future of grocery store technology, and let me tell you, we can do better.
Marty the grocery store robot has officially wreaked havoc on Stop & Shop employees for one full year. A real milestone.
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