Japanese-developed store robot Armo One has been deployed at Foodcellar Market in New York for the first time. Operations have begun at 1 store, with the aim of improving the efficiency of transport work and creating more time for customer service.
Japanese-developed store robot Armo One has been deployed at a Foodcellar Market location in New York City, where it transports food using a cart. Local operations began in August 2026, and the robot is expected to create time for tasks such as merchandising, sales-floor preparation and customer service.
Foodcellar Market is based in Long Island City and offers fresh and organic products. By having Armo handle the transport of heavy items, a task that requires considerable time and effort, staff are expected to be able to focus on value-added work such as serving customers.
MUSE established a local base to strengthen its expansion into the US and has won the Shark Reef Startup Pitch. The company has indicated a policy of expanding Armo's use in US retail stores by making ongoing improvements at operating sites.
A Foodcellar Market co-founder said that having Armo handle repetitive transport work would give the team more time to serve customers. The company shares the belief that technology should support people rather than replace them.
Armo's first deployment in a US food retail store is positioned as an initiative aimed at validating and expanding its deployment at other stores.