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NūMove surpasses 20 semi-automatic mixed palletizer deployments

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NūMove Robotics & Vision continues to play a strategic role in mixed palletizing, with more than 20 semi-automatic systems successfully deployed across the United States.

Since its first implementation in 2021, the solution has been steadily adopted by leading wholesale alcoholic beverage distributors. Today, 22 units are fully operational across nine states, with several facilities choosing to install multiple units to maximize throughput and flexibility.

Designed to address the growing demand for efficient order preparation, NūMove’s Semi-Automatic Mixed Load Palletizer combines automation and human collaboration in a highly optimized and scalable solution. [Read more…] about NūMove surpasses 20 semi-automatic mixed palletizer deployments

Symbotic surpasses 2 billion cases processed as demand for physical AI accelerates

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Symbotic, a provider of AI-enabled robotics technology for the supply chain, has announced a number of key 2025 operating milestones that reflect accelerating adoption and strong customer outcomes as the company continues to scale its physical AI platform across production environments.

In 2025, Symbotic’s autonomous mobile robots collectively traveled more than 200 million miles – activity that ranks the bots among the most traveled autonomous vehicle fleets in the world.

Symbotic’s operational systems processed 2.23 billion cases for its customers, inbound and outbound. [Read more…] about Symbotic surpasses 2 billion cases processed as demand for physical AI accelerates

Lyreco automates French logistics hub with Exotec Skypod robots in €25 million upgrade

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Lyreco, a global company providing workplace products and services, has announced the completion of a modernisation programme at its logistics centre in Villaines-la-Juhel (Mayenne, northwestern France).

The Villaines-la-Juhel site is one of the group’s most strategic logistics hubs and is responsible for 60 percent of the 50,000 parcels shipped daily by Lyreco in France.

As part of the modernisation of the site, which began in 2021, Lyreco has built a new 3,000 m² facility and integrated an advanced robotic solution developed by Exotec, a French pioneer in warehouse automation. [Read more…] about Lyreco automates French logistics hub with Exotec Skypod robots in €25 million upgrade

ABB partners with Jacobi Robotics to roll out AI-powered palletizing for integrator network

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Jacobi Robotics, a Physical AI company for warehouse automation, has announced a collaboration with ABB Robotics, which will integrate Jacobi’s OmniPalletizer AI software within its portfolio of robotics hardware and software.

The collaboration will give ABB Robotics’ network of system integrators a productized, repeatable way to deploy AI-powered mixed-case palletizing without upstream sequencing infrastructure, facility redesign, or custom engineering.

Mixed-case palletizing – building stable, store-ready pallets from live, unsequenced case flows – is one of the most labor-intensive and costly manual workflows in distribution. [Read more…] about ABB partners with Jacobi Robotics to roll out AI-powered palletizing for integrator network

Southern Glazer’s expands use of Corvus Robotics drone inventory system across its distribution network

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Corvus Robotics and Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits have agreed a strategic technology partnership and expanded deployment of the Corvus One autonomous inventory management system across Southern Glazer’s distribution network.

Over the past 18 months, Southern Glazer’s has deployed more than 40 Corvus One autonomous drones across nine distribution centers nationwide, with continued expansion planned.

The rollout supports Southern Glazer’s broader supply chain transformation initiative and reinforces its commitment to operational excellence across its network. [Read more…] about Southern Glazer’s expands use of Corvus Robotics drone inventory system across its distribution network

Exotec rolls out Skyfleet program to scale Decathlon warehouse automation across Europe

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Exotec, a designer and integrator of robotic solutions for warehouse logistics, has announced the deployment of a multi-site programme called Skyfleet for Decathlon.

The program spans seven logistics platforms across five European countries: France, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Italy, and Germany. Beyond enabling Decathlon to standardise and manage logistics flows at a European scale, the programme has also improved working conditions within warehouse teams.

This initiative marks a new milestone in positioning Exotec as an end-to-end integrator, orchestrating all warehouse flows and equipment – from inbound to outbound – within a unified architecture. [Read more…] about Exotec rolls out Skyfleet program to scale Decathlon warehouse automation across Europe

Ambi Robotics launches AmbiVision AI system to read labels and identify items in automated warehouses

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Ambi Robotics, a provider of AI-powered robotics for commercial operations, has introduced AmbiVision, an AI-powered item intelligence and perception software application designed to automate complex item identification, tracking, and Cognitive optical character recognition (OCR) to support reliable downstream automation in logistics and distribution operations.

AmbiVision expands Ambi’s AI Skill Suite capabilities under AmbiOS with visual intelligence built for high-speed real-world operations.

AmbiVision is available as a software application within AI Skill Suite, powered by AmbiOS. The technology is already operating within existing customer deployments and AmbiVision’s high-resolution data visibility is compatible with leading vision systems, such as the DataMan 380 from Cognex. [Read more…] about Ambi Robotics launches AmbiVision AI system to read labels and identify items in automated warehouses

Dosenbach-Ochsner installs more than 100 Exotec Skypod robots to modernize Swiss warehouse

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Swiss sportswear and equipment company Dosenbach-Ochsner, part of the Deichmann Group, has installed the Exotec Skypod system at its Luterbach site (Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland) – a scalable robotic solution designed for intralogistics and warehouse automation.

Since the system has gone live, more than 100 Skypod robots have been operational, supplying picking and packing stations from approximately 174,000 storage locations.

The flexibility of the Skypod system was the deciding factor for Dosenbach-Ochsner, with Exotec’s technology able to handle activity peaks with ease, making it the ideal solution for the Luterbach warehouse. [Read more…] about Dosenbach-Ochsner installs more than 100 Exotec Skypod robots to modernize Swiss warehouse

Brightpick enters automotive market through strategic partnership with NAPA

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Brightpick, a provider of AI-powered robotic automation for warehouses, has agreed a strategic partnership with NAPA, a major US retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts, accessories, and service items, to deploy advanced automation technology across its distribution centers.

Through this partnership, Brightpick’s robotic solutions will aim to improve overall warehouse performance to support NAPA’s nationwide store network.

Brightpick and NAPA first collaborated in 2025 on a pilot project, which has been running successfully. NAPA then signed an agreement with Brightpick for an additional site in early 2026, with the potential for future installations at other locations. The first project under this agreement will include more than 100 Brightpick robots to support high-volume processing. [Read more…] about Brightpick enters automotive market through strategic partnership with NAPA

NūMove Robotics & Vision partners with KPI Solutions to develop new robotic order picking system for beverage warehousing

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Robotic systems manufacturer, NūMove Robotics & Vision, and supply chain services and automation integrator, KPI Solutions, have joined forces to create an innovative robotic concept that optimizes order preparation for fast-moving SKUs in the beer and beverage industry.

Called “RAPTOR”, this high-throughput, dual-robot system tackles the growing demand for efficiency and flexibility in modern warehouse operations while addressing the challenges of mixed palletizing.

Requiring only approximately 2,500 square feet (230 square meters) of space, this vision-guided system simplifies order preparation by depalletizing products into SKU-specific buffer lanes and then repalletizing them into retail-ready mixed-SKU order pallets. [Read more…] about NūMove Robotics & Vision partners with KPI Solutions to develop new robotic order picking system for beverage warehousing