Warehouse and fulfillment operators can avoid costly expansions by optimizing existing space with goods-to-person automation.

E-commerce growth, labor shortages and unpredictable demand are pushing many facilities to turn to automation as a way to stay competitive.

Dresser also announced the launch of DeepFleet, a new generative AI model designed to coordinate and optimize the movement of robots in fulfillment centers.

The warehouse has been elevated from afterthought to a central player, as new demands and responsibilities are placed on supply chainS.

AI agentic orchestration is one to watch, where AI agents have sufficient autonomy to execute business decisions, like a human assistant.

Agentic AI, intelligent vision systems and an augmented connected workforce are among the technologies revolutionizing the supply chain, says Leonard Ammerer, director analyst, supply chain technology strategy, at Gartner.

Drone consultancy Drone Major says the trials have the potential to significantly speed up the verification and interception of trespassers.

Is the “person” you’re talking to on that kiosk screen an actual human? Or a metahuman?

Warehouse inventory robotics employing artificial intelligence is reaching an inflection point in 2025.

In theory, a human would drive the robots around in an electric Rivian delivery van, and it would then "spring out" of the vehicle at each stop to place packages on doorsteps.