Zebra Technologies
Zebra Technologies' MODEX 2026 display will showcase the new WS501-R, a rugged, all-in-one wearable computer that boosts frontline productivity with powerful multimodal capabilities such as barcode scanning and voice-directed picking.
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Zebra Technologies
Zebra Technologies' MODEX 2026 display will showcase the new WS501-R, a rugged, all-in-one wearable computer that boosts frontline productivity with powerful multimodal capabilities such as barcode scanning and voice-directed picking.
Zebra Technologies said that it will demonstrate a powerful ecosystem of manufacturing, warehouse and supply chain technologies at MODEX 2026.
The company will demonstrate new hardware and software offerings that it said are designed to improve supply chain visibility and frontline productivity.
Headlining Zebra’s MODEX showcase will be the new WS501-R. The company describes WS501-R as a rugged, all-in-one wearable computer that boosts frontline productivity with powerful multimodal capabilities such as barcode scanning and voice-directed picking from Zebra’s ISV partners into a single, hands-free tool.
With the integration of high-performance RFID, Zebra said that it enables companies to capture item-level details of each product scanned, providing detailed real-time data for decision-making and future-proofing organizations as they move toward AI-based operations.
“Our goal at MODEX is to show leaders a practical roadmap for digitizing and automating workflows to accelerate their frontline operations,” said Charlie Long, vice president and general manager, machine vision and fixed industrial scanning, Zebra Technologies. “By deploying solutions that increase visibility and power agility across the supply chain, businesses can improve outcomes for their customers every day.”
Alongside the new wearable, Zebra will feature its recently launched TC501 and TC701 mobile computers at MODEX 2026.
The company said that these rugged devices are optimized with powerful on-device AI capabilities from Zebra’s Frontline AI Suite, meaning that they can analyze data at the point of capture for tasks, including rapid picture proof of delivery, text recognition and real-time tracking. Zebra said that this empowers operations leaders to make smarter, faster decisions throughout the supply chain while turning every mobile computer into a powerful computer vision endpoint that is also capable of running AI agents optimized for the frontline.
In addition, Zebra’s MODEX booth will also feature touchscreen computer technology from Elo, now part of Zebra Technologies.
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