35 posts tagged with “robotics”

Automate 2026 will put humanoid robotics in front of warehouse buyers. The real test is not spectacle—it is safety, integration, dexterity, and ROI.

After two years of headwinds, the industrial robot market is growing again—driven by AI chip fabs and easier-to-deploy software. Here's what that means for the manufacturers, parts suppliers, and logistics teams caught in the wake of faster production cycles.

Warehouse robotics adoption has moved past pilots. Logistics leaders now need orchestration, maintenance discipline, and integration that turns robot fleets into execution performance.

Warehouse automation is becoming a supplier risk issue as robots, orchestration software, spare parts, and proprietary integrations turn single vendors into operational choke points.

The Comau-Omron robotics collaboration shows why manufacturers and warehouses are prioritizing flexible intralogistics automation over fixed-line projects.

Warehouse robotics adoption depends on safety controls, testing discipline, and shared incident visibility as much as it depends on speed or labor savings.

Japan Airlines’ humanoid robot ground-handling trial shows why air cargo labor, turnaround reliability, and robotics readiness are becoming linked operational priorities.

North American robot orders were nearly flat in Q1 2026, but collaborative robots surged. Here is what logistics teams should take from the shift toward practical automation.

Warehouse robotics adoption is accelerating, but first-time buyers still need sharper business cases tied to labor, throughput, integration, and transportation promises.

FedEx is abandoning its in-house robotics push in favor of a multi-vendor partnership model. Here's what it means for the competitive landscape and why the robotics ecosystem's maturation is reshaping how carriers automate.