Topic: Robotics

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A look at how Amazon wins the war for talent

March 2, 2020 · Along with building out an unparalleled network, Amazon is investing in associates to win the war for talent.

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A visit to Amazon’s North Haven, Conn. robotic fulfillment center

February 27, 2020 · The robots are impressive, but what makes Amazon Amazon is delivering a customer experience. You don't get that by automation alone.

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Real-time location technology sees the space between

February 6, 2020 · After decades of steady progress, the industry prepares for a flood of technology to capture and act upon real-time location of assets, people and goods.

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UST Global announces partnership with GreyOrange

February 4, 2020 · Partnership will implement the GreyOrange Fulfillment Operating System for clients across retail and logistics industries

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Warehouse/DC: The Changing Metrics of Retail Success

February 4, 2020 · Total sales still matter. But few other measures do as retail morphs. While many want to characterize e-commerce as a great destroyer, it’s actually a great creator, bringing retailers and customers even closer together.

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HighJump and Locus Robotics roll out strategic partnership

January 14, 2020 · The companies said they will collaborate to facilitate the development of integration tools allowing for faster, seamless implementations to improve productivity and efficiency for shared retail and 3PL customers, as well as establish HighJump as a licensed retailer of Locus’s autonomous, multi-robot solution for warehouse fulfillment, too.

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Locus Robotics and HighJump announce strategic partnership

January 13, 2020 · Locus and HighJump will work together to facilitate the development of integration tools that will allow for faster, seamless implementations to improve productivity and efficiency for shared retail and third-party logistics (3PL) customers.

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2020 logistics is not short on established and emerging trends and themes

January 9, 2020 · This is the time of year when the future is wide open for logistics , but the (recent) past certainly cannot be overlooked.

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IAM Robotics to open state-of-the-art headquarters and showcase innovation center

January 7, 2020 · The new 30,000 square foot facility will be located in the emerging high tech area of Pittsburgh known as Robotics Row.

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Battery-Powered Mobile Workstation

January 1, 2020 · Replacing stationary desks with an All-In-One Mobile Workstation will significantly impact your efficiency by eliminating costly footsteps, reducing worker fatigue, improving labeling accuracy, and increasing dock to stock by 50% or more.

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2019 State of Supply Chain Innovation Survey

December 18, 2019 · Discover which tech solutions your organization should consider investing in—and which you can pass on—for now.

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Cronin joins IAM Robotics board

November 5, 2019 · Supply chain technology veteran brings experience to growing robotics company

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UPS and CVS herald initial drone deliveries of prescription medicine

November 5, 2019 · Roughly one month after receiving the United States government’s first full Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part 135 Standard certification, which is required to operate a drone airline, Atlanta-based transportation and logistics bellwether UPS said today that, in a partnership with CVS Health Corporation, a subsidiary of CVS Pharmacy, it has competed the first revenue-generating drone delivery of a medical prescription from a CVS pharmacy directly to a consumer’s home on November 1.

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XPO enters into partnership with MIT’s Industrial Liaison Program and adds new board member

October 24, 2019 · With an eye on advancing innovation in the logistics sector, Greenwich, Conn.-based XPO Logistics, a provider of global freight transportation and logistics services, said today it has formed a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Industrial Liaison Program (ILP), and last week it announced it has added Aris Kekedjian to its Board of Directors.

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Honeywell announces creation of Pittsburgh-based Honeywell Robotics

October 24, 2019 · Advanced technology center a significant investment in partnerships with software vendors, universities, startups and incubators to create new solutions for industrial customers.

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4 New Game-Changing Warehouse Automation Technologies

October 18, 2019 · A host of game-changing warehouse automation technologies have recently launched, and many are already ready to optimize and streamline your warehouse’s operations.

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UPS receives FAA Part 135 Standard certification to operate drones

October 1, 2019 · Atlanta-based transportation and logistics bellwether UPS said it received the United States government’s first full Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part 135 Standard certification, which is required to operate a drone airline.

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Shopify set to acquire 6 River Systems for $450 million

September 10, 2019 · Ottawa-based Shopify, a multi-channel commerce platform, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Waltham, Mass.-based 6 River Systems, a provider of collaborative warehouse solutions. The purchase price is $450 million, and the acquisition is expected to be made official in the fourth quarter.

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Cold Chain/ Food Logistics: Setting the standard for cold chain

September 4, 2019 · Recent studies show that cold chain efficiency is often less than ideal, as abuses above or below the optimal product‐specific temperature range occur frequently. This fact significantly increases food waste and jeopardizes safety, observe analysts and practitioners, who suggest shippers “go for the gold” when choosing transport and warehousing providers.

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Drones to play key role in food cold chain logistics

August 28, 2019 · A new generation of transport providers may be making some forms of temperature control system irrelevant, says the upstart drone company, Flytrex.

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