Warehouse automation software coordinates thousands of transactions, robot actions, and inventory updates. During peak periods, hidden constraints can slow order processing, cause sync delays, or disrupt fulfillment. These issues stem from technical design, not operations, so early detection is essential. [Read more…] about Warehouse Automation Software Bottlenecks: Identify and Eliminate Performance Constraints
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Tutor Intelligence raises $34 million to scale its AI-powered fleet of warehouse robot workers
Tutor Intelligence, an AI-powered fleet of warehouse robot workers, has announced the close of its $34 million Series A led by Union Square Ventures, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $42 million.
With the new capital, the company will accelerate the commercialization of its state-of-the-art robots, scale its consumer packaged goods fleet, and advance its central robot intelligence platform and research infrastructure to power a suite of new robot form factors and capabilities.
In addition to Union Square Ventures, known for its investments in Twitter, Coinbase, Etsy, and MongoDB; Fundomo, backers of Standard Nuclear, Mercor, Etched, and Atomic Semi, also participated in the round, along with follow-on investment from Neo, which led Tutor’s seed round and has invested in Cursor and Kalshi. [Read more…] about Tutor Intelligence raises $34 million to scale its AI-powered fleet of warehouse robot workers
New MIT-Mecalux study finds ‘AI now embedded in 60 percent of warehouses’
Research from Mecalux and the MIT Intelligent Logistics Systems Lab, based on a survey of 2,000+ logistics leaders, shows rapid automation and AI adoption, 2-3 year payback periods and rising demand for high-skill warehouse roles.
As retailers brace for the annual surge of Black Friday demand, a new study from Mecalux and the MIT Intelligent Logistics Systems (ILS) Lab at MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics reveals that the warehouses powering today’s global supply chains have entered a new era of intelligence.
The research, drawing on responses from over 2,000 supply chain and warehousing professionals across 21 countries, shows that artificial intelligence and machine learning are no longer experimental tools but core drivers of productivity, accuracy and workforce evolution. [Read more…] about New MIT-Mecalux study finds ‘AI now embedded in 60 percent of warehouses’
Beckhoff USA to supply automation and safety tech for Dexterity’s Mech ‘superhumanoids’
Dexterity, a provider of enterprise physical AI and robotics, and Beckhoff USA, a pioneer in automation technology and creator of the EtherCAT fieldbus and Safety over EtherCAT (FSoE), have entered into a key supplier agreement for the design and development of Mech “superhumanoid robots”.
Beckhoff provides Dexterity with a wide range of technologies to enable advanced automation and kinematics in current and future robotic solutions such as Mech.
With many notable projects including a collaboration with FedEx and Sagawa Express to deploy truck loading and unloading robots, Dexterity currently has a $1.65 billion valuation and has been cited as being on the fast track to an IPO. [Read more…] about Beckhoff USA to supply automation and safety tech for Dexterity’s Mech ‘superhumanoids’
Brightpick achieves ‘lights-out’ order fulfillment with its Autopicker robots
Brightpick, a provider of AI-powered robotic automation for warehouses, says its Autopicker robots now enable “lights-out” overnight fulfillment.
With the company’s latest software upgrades to its fleet, including Physical AI and picking-in-motion, Autopicker robots can autonomously pick and buffer orders without human intervention, eliminating the need for overnight staffing and enabling companies to extend their operating hours at no additional cost.
This breakthrough allows warehouses to run continuously, even during night shifts and weekends, without human intervention. [Read more…] about Brightpick achieves ‘lights-out’ order fulfillment with its Autopicker robots
Saddle Creek brings in Robust.AI’s Carter robots to automate tote delivery and speed up warehouse operations
Robust.AI, a provider of AI-driven warehouse automation, has announced a partnership with Saddle Creek Logistics Services, an omnichannel supply chain solutions company, to deploy Robust.AI’s flagship collaborative robotics platform, Carter, in Saddle Creek’s Charlotte, North Carolina warehouse.
Saddle Creek deployed Carter in its order fulfillment operation for a beauty client. It helps to automate and optimize tote delivery operations between multiple processing and labeling lines and more than 20 designated drop-off points.
In this capacity, Carter functions as a flexible, non-integrated “virtual conveyor” that streamlines material flow without requiring fixed infrastructure. In addition, Robust.AI customized Carter for Saddle Creek, increasing payload capacity to allow for more items to be picked, put, and moved. [Read more…] about Saddle Creek brings in Robust.AI’s Carter robots to automate tote delivery and speed up warehouse operations
Skills, Jobs, and Robotics: Upskilling Forklift Operators for Autonomous Sites
As industrial sites shift toward robotics, automation, and advanced safety technologies, the role of a forklift operator is entering its most transformative decade yet.
Warehouses, ports, construction yards, and logistics hubs are no longer defined by repetitive manual workflows.
Instead, they are becoming living ecosystems of autonomous mobile robots, telematics-rich equipment, digital twins, and AI-supported decision tools. [Read more…] about Skills, Jobs, and Robotics: Upskilling Forklift Operators for Autonomous Sites
ISD launches high-density robotic storage system to tackle warehouse space and labor pressures
ISD – Integrated Systems Design – has unveiled a new cube-based automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) designed to help warehouses increase capacity and throughput as operators face rising real-estate costs, labor shortages, and growing e-commerce demands.
The URBX robotic system stores inventory in a dense cube formation, eliminating the aisles required for conventional crane- or lift-based ASRS.
ISD says the system can store three to four times more inventory in the same footprint as traditional racking, reaching heights of up to 125 feet to use vertical space that typically goes unused.
Robots operate inside the cube structure, moving horizontally and vertically without dedicated travel lanes. Each robot can handle loads of up to 100 pounds and complete up to 500 case or tote presentations per hour – equivalent to 1,000 combined storage and retrieval cycles. Multiple robots can operate at once, allowing throughput to scale with demand. [Read more…] about ISD launches high-density robotic storage system to tackle warehouse space and labor pressures
Geekplus ushers in era of ‘fully unmanned warehouses’ with launch of new robot arm picking station
Geekplus, one of the world’s largest warehouse robotics companies, has unveiled its new Robot Arm Picking Station, saying it marks “the industry’s first end-to-end unmanned picking solution”, and a major leap from “partial automation” to “full-process intelligence”.
The company says the new system is a breakthrough that sets a new benchmark for warehouse automation and redefines what’s possible in unmanned logistics.
Yong Zheng, founder and CEO of Geekplus, says: “This new solution marks a key milestone in our journey toward general-purpose warehouse robotics. [Read more…] about Geekplus ushers in era of ‘fully unmanned warehouses’ with launch of new robot arm picking station
PepsiCo partners with Mecalux to build automated smart warehouse in Poland
PepsiCo Polska plans to open a new automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland, with Mecalux technology.
Connected to the production area, the solution will accommodate potato crisps and other snacks. It was designed to increase PepsiCo’s logistics capacity and optimise workflows without expanding the existing building.
The project involves implementing a comprehensive solution. It features six stacker cranes serving racking equipped with the Automated Pallet Shuttle. [Read more…] about PepsiCo partners with Mecalux to build automated smart warehouse in Poland