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Skild AI acquires Zebra Technologies’ robotics automation business

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Skild AI has acquired Zebra Technologies’ robotics automation business, including its Symmetry Fulfillment orchestration platform.

Central to the company’s plans is its “Skild Brain” – described as “the industry’s first omnibodied AI software designed to operate without prior knowledge of a robot’s exact body form” – is claimed to be able to control any robot, across any task, in any warehouse environment.

With Zebra’s battle-tested Symmetry orchestration platform, it now has the infrastructure to deploy and orchestrate entire fleets of Skild Brain-powered robots at enterprise scale. [Read more…] about Skild AI acquires Zebra Technologies’ robotics automation business

Geekplus to show video of its new humanoid warehouse robot at LogiMAT 2026

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Geekplus, the world’s largest provider of autonomous mobile robot (AMR) warehouse solutions, says it plans to “spearhead an expanded vision” for intelligent logistics at intralogistics trade show, LogiMAT 2026. The company will be showing a video of its first humanoid robot, Gino 1.

The trade show takes place at Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre, Germany, between March 24 and 26, 2026. At LogiMAT, Geekplus to showcase live demonstrations of its latest fulfillment solutions – including the Geekplus Brain embodied intelligence-powered Robot Arm Picking Station, making its EMEA debut – alongside its roadmap for end-to-end autonomous warehouse operations.

This latest engagement on Geekplus’ robust event schedule arrives on the back of a landmark period of commercial growth. The company has now deployed more than 66,000 robots across over 40 countries, serves 950+ customers including more than 80 Forbes Global 500 companies, and maintains a customer repurchase rate exceeding 80 percent. [Read more…] about Geekplus to show video of its new humanoid warehouse robot at LogiMAT 2026

Exotec and Komar launch ‘next-generation’ automated fulfilment centre in Savannah

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Exotec, a global warehouse robotics company, has announced a major automation deployment with Komar Distribution Services (KDS), a third-party logistics provider.

KDS is set to equip its 760,000 square-foot facility in Savannah, Georgia with Exotec’s Skypod robotic system and a fully integrated end-to-end automation solution.

The site is designed to support significant projected growth in D2C volume across apparel, home goods, and consumer products brands, including Komar-owned labels such as Cuddl Duds and Le Mystère, alongside 3PL clients. [Read more…] about Exotec and Komar launch ‘next-generation’ automated fulfilment centre in Savannah

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

ISD launches high-density robotic storage system to tackle warehouse space and labor pressures

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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

Daifuku doubles production capacity with US factory expansion

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Daifuku has completed a major expansion of its US subsidiary’s manufacturing plant in Hobart, Indiana, doubling production capacity to meet rising demand for automation systems.

Daifuku Intralogistics America Corporation (ILUS), which oversees the company’s intralogistics business in North America, will begin operating the expanded facility in October.

The site produces conveyors, sorters, and automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) for distribution centers and manufacturing plants. [Read more…] about Daifuku doubles production capacity with US factory expansion