Topic: Retail

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Wing, Walmart add seven new markets for drone delivery service

July 12, 2026 · Wing and Walmart announced further expansion of their drone delivery partnership, adding Philadelphia, San Diego, Memphis and other U.S. cities to its coverage area.

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Comau extends intralogistics platform with Invent Smart Intralogistics Solutions acquisition

July 8, 2026 · Comau announced its acquisition of Invent Smart Intralogistics Solutions, a Brazilian specialist in warehouses and intralogistics technologies.

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ABB Robotics adds new autonomous forklift to AI-powered visual SLAM AMR portfolio

July 7, 2026 · ABB Robotics launched the Flexley Stack F712 autonomous forklift, harnessing its AI-powered visual SLAM technology and adding to its AMR portfolio.

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Apptronik unveils Apollo 2 humanoid robot, opens Robot Park data collection and training facility

July 6, 2026 · Apptronik unveiled the Apollo 2 humanoid robot and opened the Robot Park data collection and training facility in Austin, Texas.

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Report: How suppliers are preparing for new robot safety standards

July 5, 2026 · A new report from Interact Analysis investigates how prepared organizations are for new industrial robot safety standards.

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Gartner: AI among top supply chain technology trends for 2026

July 3, 2026 · Gartner released its top supply chain technology trends for 2026 research, with artificial intelligence and autonomy accounting for major drivers of innovation.

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AGIBOT rolls off 15,000th robot from production line

July 1, 2026 · AGIBOT announced that it has rolled the 15,000th robot off its production line, with the G2, an industrial-grade embodied task robot, certifying the milestone.

Podcasts

June 2026 Robotics Recap

June 30, 2026 · The Robotics 24/7 podcast series, “Robotics Recap,” takes a look at the major automation and robotics industry news from around the world in June 2026, including a breakdown of the latest from Automate 2026 in Chicago.

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Ambi Robotics, Pickle Robot integrate to deliver physical AI system for inbound logistics automation

June 30, 2026 · Ambi Robotics and Pickle Robot integrated their truck unloading and palletizing technologies to automate inbound logistics through physical AI.

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Brightpick, Trew partner to expand robotic fulfillment portfolio

June 29, 2026 · Brightpick and Trew announced a partnership that harnesses the power of both companies’ backgrounds to expand the robotic fulfillment portfolio.

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Automate 2026: Industrial robots, humanoids, software systems and more from day two in Chicago

June 23, 2026 · Tuesday, June 23 at Automate 2026 in Chicago attracted tens of thousands of attendees to North America’s largest robotics and automation event.

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Automate 2026: Robot.com Launches R-noid humanoid robot

June 22, 2026 · Robot.com launched its first humanoid robot, R-noid, at Automate 2026, as a platform that goes from initial site visit to autonomous operation in months.

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B&R Stores deploys Simbe’s autonomous inventory robot Tally across Nebraska locations

June 9, 2026 · B&R Stores deployed Simbe’s autonomous shelf-scanning robot Tally and its Store Intelligence Platform to strengthen its shelf visibility, pricing accuracy and in-store execution.

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Slamcore secures $14M to scale visual AI across intralogistics, increases total funding to $40M

May 30, 2026 · Slamcore secured $14 million in funding, with investment from Rockwell Automation, bringing its total funding to $40 million.

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Automate 2026: Cameras, components, drives, grippers, motors, sensors & more

May 20, 2026 · Discover over 30 manufacturing and warehouse components, including cameras, grippers, sensors and more, at Automate 2026.

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Automate 2026: AMRs, cobots, humanoids, orchestration platforms, software systems & more

May 20, 2026 · Discover over 30 manufacturing and warehouse robots and software systems, including AMRs, cobots, simulation platforms and more, at Automate 2026.

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The venture capital and investment view from inside robotics’ defining decade

May 19, 2026 · How have the economics of robotics investment changed in the last decade? Fady Saad, founder and general partner of venture capital firm Cybernetix Ventures, examines robotics funding.

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Locus Robotics acquires Nexera Robotics

May 19, 2026 · Locus Robotics acquired Nexera Robotics, integrating Nexera’s NeuraGrasp grasping technology into Locus’ physical AI platforms to expand mobile manipulation.

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Nomagic, Brack.Alltron expand partnership to include vision-language-action systems in production

May 16, 2026 · Nomagic expanded its partnership with Swiss online retailer Brack.Alltron, which will include the use of vision-language-action systems in live warehouse operations.

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Case Study: Developing a sales strategy with an AMR ROI model

May 11, 2026 · In this example case study, an AMR ROI model featuring real-world data helps convert a robotics sale from conversation to a signed contract.

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