Automation was proceeding at a rapid pace in many factories and warehouses before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Now, however, concerns over worker health, the need for social distancing, and the relentless push for cost-cutting are accelerating the progress of robots for order fulfillment.

The differences between traditional and electronic invoicing — and the benefits of automating and standardizing your procedures.

Ash Sharma, senior research director with Interact Analysis, traces investment patterns in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), where they're being deployed today, and the state of the technology.