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.

While drones have specific applications, autonomous mobile robots are often better suited for the demands of high-density, indoor environments.

As needs continue to grow in the warehouse, more and more vendors enter the robotics space and bring exciting innovations, says Stanislas Normand, managing director of Exotec.

Robots are proving to be a boon to autonomous operations in the distribution yard — but the quest for the “perfect” robot is a futile one.

Just about every logistics operation can benefit from modern-day automation. But how do they go about selecting the right vendor and the right systems?

In the last 50 years, purchasing has transformed from a transactional role into one that’s more strategic, aligned with long-term business requirements.