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Germans leading organic vegetable freezing company Westhof BIO has significantly enhanced its storage capacity and operational efficiency with the implementation of Movu atlas pallet shuttles and a stow Racking silo. They combine to provide an automated system that can handle over 5,000 pallets of organic vegetables at -11.2°F, ensuring reliable and efficient storage and retrieval processes year-round. The system achieves…
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GXO Logistics, a pure-play contract logistics provider, has announced a new agreement with Reflex Robotics, a general-purpose humanoid startup, to pilot Reflex’s robotics solution for deployment into live operations. This is GXO’s second Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) agreement for a humanoid robotic solution, following the first one earlier this year with Agility Robotics. GXO's announcement called the Reflex Robot an 'out-of-the-box solution'…
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Smarter storage, faster throughput, empowered employees. In a behind-the-scenes look at their rapidly growing fulfillment operation, Avenue Shops co-founders Glen and Adam Womble share the most transformative impacts they've seen from implementing goods-to-person automation, including: • 2.5x storage capacity in a 60% smaller footprint • 65% more orders shipped per day • 80% fewer employees required per shift The Lindon,…
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Swisslog, leading provider of best-in-class warehouse automation and software, has announced that Komatsu will install a Swisslog Automation Solution within its Ripley, Tennessee distribution center to meet its growing omni-channel distribution needs. Designed by Swisslog experts, the solution features the AutoStore system optimized by Swisslog's SynQ software. The solution is expected to be operational by January 2025. Swisslog explained the…
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Pickommerce, a warehouse automation startup, announced today it has secured $3.4 million in funding to advance the development, production and marketing of its PickoBot piece-picking robot. The funding round was led by IL Ventures, a fund focused on disruptive technologies for legacy industries, and includes InNegev, Fusion VC, the Israel Innovation Authority and strategic investor ZIM Ventures, the corporate venture…
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To address growing fulfillment needs for small package orders, MAHLE Aftermarket has selected and deployed an AutoStore robotic cube storage system empowered by Kardex, Kardex recently announced. The leading global parts and solutions provider to the independent aftermarket was also experiencing storage capacity constraints at its distribution center in Olive Branch, Mississippi, Kardex explained. MAHLE chose Kardex to implement the…
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Agility Robotics, creator of the bipedal Mobile Manipulation Robot (MMR) Digit, and Ricoh USA, Inc., one of the largest global service delivery organizations, today announced a partnering to expand Agility’s customer support capabilities throughout North America. This agreement – said to be the first of its kind for a humanoid robot – extends Agility’s support system through Ricoh's Service Advantage…
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Andrew Southgate, VP of Business Development, EMEA, Lucas Systems, Inc. MMH: What is the number one thing that you’re hearing from the market right now? Andrew Southgate: Companies are looking for ways to reduce the cost to serve and increase warehouse productivity. The lack of quality labor and rising labor costs are among companies’ greatest operational challenges right now. Organizations…
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Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO), including Toyota Material Handling Group and Toyota Automated Logistics Group, providers of material handling solutions, and Gideon, have signed an investment agreement with immediate effect. Gideon develops and offers technologies for autonomous mobile mobotics (AMR) behaviors, and an application stack for automating specific processes in warehouse and manufacturing environments, TICO explained. The amount of the investment…
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Are you struggling with robotic downtime, inefficiency, and power limitations in your operations? Join us for a unique opportunity to understand how CaPow’s Genesis system is designed to solve these challenges and revolutionize your approach to mobile robot automation. In this exclusive webcast, Dr. Eli Abramov, Co-Founder and VP of R&D, and Dr. Alon Cervera, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, will…
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Hy-Tek Intralogistics today announced a partnership with URBX under which Hy-Tek is now a registered integrator of URBX's robotic automated storage and retrieval system 〈AS/RS〉 solution. “At Hy-Tek, we are committed to bringing new and innovative solutions to the order fulfillment process,” said Hy-Tek Intralogistics Chief Automation Officer Zac Boehm. “Because automation is continually evolving to meet the rapid changes…
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Ankush Malhotra will be the new group CEO of the technology and automation company Element Logic. He is taking over from Dag-Adler Blakseth, who co-founded the company nearly 40 years ago, and who is stepping down from the day-to-day operations after 30 years at the helm. “Ankush Malhotra is the right person to lead the company forward in what will…
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Kenco, a leading third-party logistics (3PL) provider, today announced an AutoStore system, a leading robotic automated storage and retrieval system 〈ASRS〉, is live at the company’s Jeffersonville, Ind., distribution center. Designed in conjunction with KPI Solutions, the system is Kenco’s largest AutoStore installation, with 49,000 bins, 130 grid robots, 10 picking ports and four replenishment ports. Specifically designed to meet…
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Symbotic Inc., a provider of A.I.-enabled robotics technology for warehouse fulfillment processes, has announced it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Veo Robotics, a provider of intelligent safeguarding technology for industrial robots. Assets purchased under this $8.7 million deal include the FreeMove 3D depth-sensing computer vision system for industrial workcells and all related intellectual property. By integrating FreeMove…
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URBX and VARGO have announced a partnership, designating VARGO as an authorized integrator of URBX's robotic solutions for high-density, high-throughput, goods-to-person, automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS). With decades of experience in e-commerce, wholesale, and retail applications, VARGO provides automated technologies integration for waveless and continuous order fulfillment. Additionally, VARGO offers a well-known warehouse execution system 〈WES〉 solution, known as…
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Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
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Preview the manufacturing and warehouse robots and software that will be on…
