Robotics

Amazon Accused of Treating U.K. Warehouse Staff Like Robots

June 5, 2018

Amazon has been accused of treating staff like robots as it emerged that ambulances had been called out 600 times to the online retailer’s U.K. warehouses in the past three years.

Chinese Port Trials Autonomous Tractor-Trailers

May 21, 2018

Maritime Executive

Chinese robotics company TuSimple plans to use port automation as a proving ground for over-the-road autonomous trucks. By the end of this year, it will have 20 of its self-driving vehicles carrying containers around the port of Caofeidian, China.

This $2Bn AI Startup Aims to Teach Factory Robots to Think

May 21, 2018

Industryweek

Japan’s Preferred Networks Inc. has only one publicly available product, a whimsical application that uses artificial intelligence to automate the coloring of manga cartoons.

Challenges & Opportunities in Supply Chain

May 18, 2018

Sean Elliott, Chief Technology Officer, HighJump Software

Five Tips for Managing Digital Transformation

May 9, 2018

Supply Management

Procurement teams needs to create a vision for how they are going to deal with digital transformation.

Warehouses Are ‘Getting Too Exciting’ in E-Commerce Age, Zell Says

May 7, 2018

Bloomberg

Investor interest in building and acquiring warehouses in the age of Amazon.com Inc. is overheating, and there might be more distribution centers created than there will be tenants to fill them, billionaire Sam Zell said.

Tinker, Tailor, Robot Maker: In China, Trade War Threat Casts Long Shadow

May 7, 2018

Reuters

At its high-tech laboratories in the Chinese manufacturing hub of Shenzhen, Beike Biotechnology is developing medical robots that could help treat cancer. It has big plans to export these to markets like the United States.

In the Age of Amazon, Warehouse Powerhouse Prologis Is Getting Bigger

May 2, 2018

Los Angeles Times

For Prologis Inc., the world's largest warehouse owner, the biggest challenge to growth has been acquiring land in the markets most important to its e-commerce tenants. The solution: Buy a rival.

U.S. Is Way Behind Other Nations on Workers' Readiness for Jobs of the Future, Report Says

April 26, 2018

Los Angeles Times

The United States lags behind other countries in readiness for an increasingly automated world, placing ninth on a ranking of 25 advanced economies, according to a new report from Swiss technology giant ABB.

For Warehouse Workers, Technology Starts to Look More Like Home

April 26, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

When Bert Hooper brings on new workers at TechStyle Fashion Group’s 450,000 square-foot warehouse in Perris, California, he tells them, “If you know how to use a smartphone and you know how to use an app, you can do about any operation that we have in our facility.”

Robotics

The latest news, analysis, trends and tools for automation and robotics for warehousing and distribution. Today’s companies are moving goods across more suppliers, vendors and customers than ever before, and warehouses are critical points in the overall supply chain. New technologies that use cameras, radios, sensors and digital maps to find and sort merchandise are transforming the way warehouses and distribution centers operate — and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving supply-chain operations through their strategic use of automation and robotics in the warehouse.