“They be moving away from ‘trucks and sheds’ to a much more customer-oriented role," said Tom Enright, vice president analyst at Gartner.

Charles Dressler, chief innovation officer at Surgere, details the latest iterations of technology that are vitally important to supply chain operations.

The exact functions that Figure’s humanoids would handle for UPS remain unclear, although the startup hinted at a tie-up with a logistics firm in February.

Gina Chung, vice president corporate development with Locus Robotics, brings us up to date on the latest technology innovations in the warehouse, and what the future might look like as well.

What makes today's warehouse automation "intelligent"? And what are the key challenges around adopting it? Zaven Gabriel, product marketing manager with Locus Robotics, offers a perspective.

Companies that continue to invest in green automation will be in a stronger position long-term.

The unit makes products including industrial and collaborative robots used in the food and automotive industries as well as autonomous mobile robots that maneuver merchandise in logistics centers.

The Office of the USTR held two days of public meetings to explore remedies intended to penalize ocean carriers that use Chinese-built ships and revive commercial shipbuilding in the U.S.  

Walmart will be using the startup's P2 Zips drones, which can carry up to eight pounds inside of a 10-mile radius.

Mark Richardson, chief executive officer of Ocado Intelligent Automation, visualizes the future of warehouse automation — including the possibility of fully autonomous "dark" warehouses.