IRL is set up to gather information about what’s happening inside the store through an array of sensors, cameras and processors.
Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., debuted a new Intelligent Retail Lab (IRL) in its Levittown, N.Y., location, complete with artificial intelligence-enabled cameras, interactive displays and a massive data center.
Walmart’s tech incubator Store No 8 positioned the store within one of the company’s busiest locations, testing new, innovative ideas within a real store containing over 30,000 items.