From shelf-scanning robots to warehouse automation and AI-powered checkout systems, robots are transforming retail operations both in stores and behind the scenes. [Read more…] about Retail automation: Robots on the shop floor and behind the scenes
Robotics and Automation News
Jacobi Robotics wins DHL innovation award for its warehouse palletizing solution
DHL announced Jacobi Robotics as the winner of its Fast Forward Challenge Americas Edition on October 14.
Jacobi Robotics received a $20,000 cash prize to bring its vision to life by working jointly with DHL innovation experts to pilot its warehouse palletizing solution.
The Fast Forward Challenge is a competition inviting businesses, start-ups and innovators to showcase their game-changing solutions in logistics for a chance to test them in a real-world environment with DHL, join the DHL Innovation Ecosystem, and potentially exhibit their solutions to DHL customers in DHL Innovation Centers worldwide. [Read more…] about Jacobi Robotics wins DHL innovation award for its warehouse palletizing solution
ABB integrates Machine Automation division into Process Automation business area
Following the announcement of the divestment of its robotics division to SoftBank Group, ABB is transitioning the Machine Automation division – formerly part of the Robotics & Discrete Automation business area – into the Process Automation business area.
The transition will take effect in the fourth quarter of 2025.
As the division transitions into the Process Automation business area, customers in process and hybrid industries will benefit from deeper technology synergies – spanning automation, electrification and digitalization – delivered through a unified and comprehensive portfolio. [Read more…] about ABB integrates Machine Automation division into Process Automation business area
Kenco partners with GreyOrange to elevate fulfillment through AI-powered orchestration
Kenco, a third-party logistics (3PL) provider, has agreed a long-term partnership with GreyOrange, the global leader in AI-driven warehouse orchestration software.
Over the next five years, Kenco will deploy GreyOrange’s GreyMatter Multi-Process Orchestration Platform (MPOP) across its network of fulfillment centers, supported by fleets of robotic solutions from GreyOrange’s Certified Ranger Network.
The collaboration underscores Kenco’s commitment to redefining fulfillment in the 3PL market by integrating orchestration technology that synchronizes people, processes, and robotic systems across complex and continuously evolving distribution environments. [Read more…] about Kenco partners with GreyOrange to elevate fulfillment through AI-powered orchestration
ODW Logistics expects to improve pick rates by 42 percent with Zebra Technologies
Zebra Technologies, a provider of warehouse automation technologies, says ODW Logistics has adopted Zebra Symmetry Fulfillment to optimize its e-commerce operations.
With this implementation, ODW Logistics anticipates realizing a 42 percent improvement in pick rates, enhancing its ability to scale while maintaining cost efficiency.
ODW Logistics selected Zebra Symmetry Fulfillment to enhance efficiency and flexibility across its fulfillment operations. [Read more…] about ODW Logistics expects to improve pick rates by 42 percent with Zebra Technologies
Interview with Locus Robotics software leader: ‘AI delivers clear advantages over generic foundational models’
Locus Robotics has become one of the defining companies in warehouse automation, best known for its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that work alongside people in logistics centers around the world.
But increasingly, the company’s real differentiator may lie not in the hardware itself – which many would argue has reached near-optimal design for its purpose – but in the intelligence that drives it.
Hamid Montazeri, senior vice president of software and AI at Locus Robotics, leads the team responsible for that intelligence. His work focuses on developing what he calls “physical AI” – domain-specific artificial intelligence designed to operate in the unpredictable, fast-moving environment of a warehouse. [Read more…] about Interview with Locus Robotics software leader: ‘AI delivers clear advantages over generic foundational models’
Epson Robots to demonstrate automation innovations at The Assembly Show 2025
Epson Robots says it will showcase a range of high-performance, cost-effective automation technologies at The Assembly Show 2025, taking place in Rosemont, Illinois, from October 21-23. The company will demonstrate its latest SCARA and 6-Axis robots and related automation systems at booth #319.
Epson, which describes itself as the world’s leading SCARA robot manufacturer, says its systems are designed to help manufacturers overcome challenges such as labor shortages, reshoring, and the demand for flexible production. The company says its solutions aim to simplify automation while improving speed, safety, and efficiency.
Scott Marsic, group product manager, Epson Robots, says: “From easy-to-integrate robots to user-friendly software tools, Epson makes automation simple, accessible and cost-effective. [Read more…] about Epson Robots to demonstrate automation innovations at The Assembly Show 2025
Starship Technologies raises $50 million Series C to scale autonomous delivery across US cities
Starship Technologies, one of the world’s largest autonomous delivery companies with over 9 million deliveries across seven nations, has announced the successful completion of a $50 million funding round led by Plural.
The company, founded by Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis, has now raised more than $280 million in total funding to replicate its success in European cities and US university campuses across American urban markets.
Starship operates at absolute commercial scale with a track record no competitor can match. Having proven autonomous delivery works across multiple European urban markets and US university campuses, the company is now positioned to transform American urban logistics. [Read more…] about Starship Technologies raises $50 million Series C to scale autonomous delivery across US cities
Cyngn installs its robots at largest independent Pepsi bottler in the US
Cyngn has announced a commercial DriveMod Tugger deployment with G&J Pepsi, the largest independent Pepsi bottler in the United States.
The expansion into material handling for consumer-packaged goods marks a new chapter in Cyngn’s mission to broaden the adoption of its advanced autonomous technology across industries.
Jeff Erwin, VP, manufacturing and quality at G&J Pepsi, says: “Our partnership with Cyngn underscores our commitment to innovation and operational excellence. [Read more…] about Cyngn installs its robots at largest independent Pepsi bottler in the US
Exotec celebrates 10 years and 10,000 warehouse robots worldwide
Automated warehouse robotics solutions provider Exotec is celebrating 10 years since its founding in Paris, France.
Over the past decade, Exotec’s technology has transformed the day-to-day operations of warehouses globally and has deployed over 10,000 of its cutting-edge Skypod robots.
Those robots have completed over 938 million cycles, billions of customer orders, and saved over 90 million kilometres of walking for warehouse operators, the same as 119 return trips to the moon. [Read more…] about Exotec celebrates 10 years and 10,000 warehouse robots worldwide