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Global warehouse automated storage and retrieval 〈AS/RS〉 provider Exotec recently announced its fleet of Skypod robots has achieved an operational milestone of completing over one million container presentations on a daily basis globally. Exotec said this achievement underscores its commitment to delivering reliable, high-performance systems that can help improve supply chain operations worldwide. Each presentation represents a robot retrieving a…
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Over the past several decades, Larry Sweet has led robotics development at several recognizable organizations. Sweet has worked across the robotics ecosystem, from robot developers like ABB and FANUC to end users including Amazon and PepsiCo. But it’s across his experiences in the latter category that Sweet noted an interesting commonality: robotics projects developed by end users, for end users,…
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Gather AI, a Pittsburgh-based provider of automated inventory intelligence drones and automation offerings, announced its expansion into freezer and cold storage warehouse environments. The company says the move represents an industry-first for inventory monitoring automation. Cold storage, e-commerce growth fuel Gather AI expansion Gather AI’s expansion to freezer and cold storage environments is based on the anticipated growth of the…
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MassRobotics, in collaboration with Chewy, a trusted destination for pet parents and partners everywhere, announced the launch of the CHAMP (Chewy Autonomous Mobile Picking) Challenge. This innovation challenge invites robotics developers and innovators to tackle a pressing issue in warehouse automation: designing a system that efficiently grasps, lifts and places heavy, awkwardly shaped items in confined warehouse spaces. CHAMP Challenge…
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Cofactr, a supply chain and logistics management platform that streamlines parts sourcing, production and processes for high-compliance and agile hardware manufacturers, has opened a new 10,000 square foot warehouse in Long Beach, Calif. The warehouse is the second Cofactr facility alongside its New York operations. Warehouses designed with manufacturing precision in mind The company said its coast-to-coast warehouses are purposefully…
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Retail shelf digitalization company Simbe has announced a strategic partnership with DeCicco & Sons, a New York-based family-owned grocery chain. The partnership brings Simbe’s Store Intelligence platform to DeCicco’s flagship Sleepy Hollow location, and additional stores in Eastchester and Larchmont. Increased visibility into grocery shelf stock Simbe said its platform delivers real-time, storewide visibility into pricing accuracy, product availability and…
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A ResinDek Success Story Colton Lemon, CEO, Owner, and Founder of Elevated Steel, has personally installed several million square feet of ResinDek® engineered flooring panels in the 14 years he’s worked with the product. His company provides turnkey structural steel services to the construction industry, including a full-time team of 70 installers and technicians who travel to job sites throughout…
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Editor’s Note: This article appears in the April 2025 edition of Modern Materials Handling, a Peerless Media publication. Subscribe today! Mobile robots aimed to enhance human efficiency and productivity have become more attainable over the last decade as technology has improved allowing for larger-scale automation and better cost efficiency. Their ability to adapt and collaborate with other people and systems…
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Provider of AI-powered warehouse automation systems Robust.AI recently announced a strategic partnership with global electronics manufacturer Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) to expand production of its flagship Carter multi-function cobot autonomous mobile robot (AMR). Robust.AI said the partnership will enable it to rapidly fulfill increasing demand from its growing international customer base and strengthen the resilience of its supply chain…
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GreyOrange, an intelligent warehouse orchestration and store inventory management software provider, and enVista, a supply chain and enterprise offering provider, have announced a partnership. enVista joins GreyOrange’s Certified Partner Network of system integrators providing custom automation and store technologies powered by GreyOrange software. GreyOrange, enVista tease first join product launch With this partnership, the companies said supply chain and retail…
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Robotics and automation innovators will soon convene in Detroit, Mich. for Automate 2025. The trade show is being hosted by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) at the Huntington Place Convention Center in Detroit, Mich. Over 800 providers of components, robots, and systems integration will exhibit their products and services to over 40,000 manufacturing, material handling, supply chain, and logistics…
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San Francisco-based AI-driven warehouse automation company Robust.AI has announced upgrades to its flagship Carter platform. The company said these upgrades transform Carter into a multi-functional offering that serves as a fulfillment picking robot, a point-to-point transport system, and a mobile sorting wall all within the same software-defined platform. With deployments across multiple warehouse operations, the company said this enhanced flexibility…
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Shelf-scanning inventory robot and software platform provider Simbe Robotics recently deployed its Tally autonomous mobile robot (AMR) for Theisen’s Home, Farm, & Auto. Tally is now assisting with inventory management at three of Theisen’s retail stores in Dubuque, Iowa, Dyersville, Iowa, and Jefferson, Wis. The retailer said this deployment is its first phase in adopting cutting-edge technology to deliver an…
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Global supply chain integration services provider Bastian Solutions recently announced the merger of viastore North America into its operations. Both are Toyota Automated Logistics companies. Operating under the unified Bastian Solutions name, the combined companies said this milestone marks a significant step in its growth journey as part of Toyota Automated Logistics. By combining the strengths of both organizations, the…
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Warehouse automation systems provider Contoro Robotics recently announced a $12 million Series A funding round to scale its AI-powered trailer and container unloading robots. The company said its robot arm systems can help companies address one of the most grueling and labor-intensive challenges in logistics. The round brings in new investors Doosan, Coupang, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, and IMM, alongside…
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