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Eighty percent of humans will engage with smart robots daily, and one in 20 supply chain managers will manage robots, rather than humans, by 2030, according to a recent report from Gartner, Inc. Organizations are placing greater emphasis on enhancing the capabilities of their existing workforce by supplementing with robotics due to factors like labor scarcity and rising costs. Gartner,…
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Market research firm Interact Analysis said that after previous rapid expansion and investment in the mobile robot industry, it is now undergoing a period of challenges and readjustment. In its latest mobile robot market report, Interact Analysis revised its predictions to reflect current global conditions and set new expectations as to how it will develop in the future. The report…
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Warehouse operations and logistics leaders Are you a warehouse operations or logistics leader who is looking for autonomous solutions to help improve the throughput or reduce fulfillment costs in your warehouse? Are you struggling to meet the seasonal demands of your business? Do you struggle to find and keep the labor necessary to operate your warehouse? If so, then this…
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Warehouse operations and logistics leaders Are you a warehouse operations or logistics leader who is looking for autonomous solutions to help improve the throughput or reduce fulfillment costs in your warehouse? Are you struggling to meet the seasonal demands of your business? Do you struggle to find and keep the labor necessary to operate your warehouse? If so, then this…
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We’ve reached another year, and the robotics industry has already ramped up production. Technological advancements set the stage for exciting developments in robots everywhere, and organizations in need of automation can use these machines to their advantage. As we turn the calendar to 2025, and specifically in this Special Focus Issue, we have honed in on mobile robots of all…
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Automation systems, including robot arms, can help reduce physical strain on employees during picking, packing and shipping processes. Grippers, motors, sensors, cameras and software enable precise sorting and placing of items and boxes. Cobot arms and autonomous mobile robots are helping logistics warehouse employees complete bin, piece and case picking with efficiency. Organizations continue to tackle order fulfillment in warehouses…
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New research shows that the received wisdom that automation destroys manual jobs in warehouses is wrong. In fact, automation represents a virtuous circle of warehouse job creation: more advanced warehouse automation results in quicker and more efficient eCommerce fulfillment, leading to greater demand for online orders and thus greater demand for warehousing. Though automation will displace some manual warehouse jobs,…
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Even as retailers and supply chains grapple with labor shortages for the seasonal bursts, help is on the way in the form of more automation. The e-commerce boom of the past few years demonstrated the need for flexibility, workforce augmentation, and speed, regardless of the season. This free download examines how automated guided vehicles (AGVs), autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and…
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While the hardware for collaborative robots, industrial automation, and mobile robots may not yet be commoditized, suppliers increasingly say that software and data are major differentiators. There is also a lot of hype around artificial intelligence, so it’s important to understand what robots are actually capable of doing right now. The ways in which robots navigate dynamic environments, identify and…
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Since its founding in 1985, Integrated Supply Network (ISN) has become the nation’s largest independent automotive tool and equipment distributor serving resellers and professional DIYers throughout North America and the United Kingdom. ISN is committed to product and distribution excellence by delivering breadth of product and making the unexpected… expected. Changing demand Integrated Supply Network has been growing at an…
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Seasonal peaks are something experienced by every sector in some way, and at some time. While the timings can differ from business to business, it is the distribution centers (DCs) that feel it the most when it happens. DCs can expect to double staff levels during peaks, and seasonal employees must hit the ground running at full productivity with minimum…
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This post was originally published on LinkedIn by our co-founder and CEO, Akash Gupta. Connect with or follow Akash here for more insightful content. It was late November, and I found myself stepping into a bustling fulfillment center halfway across the globe. The air was electric—a hum of bots glided across the floor, teams huddled around dashboards, and the clock…
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At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Boston Dynamics unveiled the product version of its new Atlas robot. The fully electric humanoid was revealed during Hyundai’s global CES media day presentation, which also featured a live stage demonstration of the prototype version of Atlas, in addition to a dance performance by a troupe of the company’s Spot quadruped robots. Boston Dynamics…
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As part of the NRF 2026 keynote presentation featuring incoming Walmart president and CEO John Furner and Google CEO Sundar Pichal, drone delivery service Wing and Walmart announced an expansion of their partnership outside operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and Metro Atlanta. The companies are scaling ultra-fast drone delivery service to an additional 150 Walmart stores over the next…
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Simbe, a global provider of retail shelf digitization, announced the launch of Tally 4.0, which the company said is the most advanced generation of its shelf-scanning robot and the flagship data capture method of its Store Intelligence platform. Simbe said that Tally 4.0 was built on a decade of partnership with the world’s leading retailers and cutting-edge technology organizations. The…
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Software-based GripperAI manages mixed picking through basic geometry
Safety, communication and motion control components enable smooth operation
North America’s largest robotics and automation event winds down
