47 posts tagged with “warehouse automation”

Right-sized packaging is not a side project anymore. It is a practical way to cut DIM charges, corrugated waste, labor touches, and trailer inefficiency without betting the farm on flashy robotics.

Depalletizing is turning from an ugly manual bottleneck into a practical automation priority for warehouses under pressure to move inbound freight faster and safer.

Warehouse robotics adoption is rising fast in 2026, but operators are learning that change management, skills, and workflow redesign matter more than the next shiny machine.

AI is moving from packaging pilots into real operations in 2026. Here is why packaging data, right-sized automation, and machine vision now matter for throughput, labor, damage, and parcel costs.

Warehouse automation startups captured over $2.26 billion in Q1 2026 funding — 70% of all robotics capital — with major rounds from GreyOrange, Bright Machines, and Figure AI reshaping the competitive landscape for 3PLs and shippers.

FedEx is choosing robotics partnerships over in-house development for warehouse automation. Learn what the carrier's open-platform strategy means for shippers, 3PLs, and the future of logistics innovation.

Vecna Robotics and Lucas Systems launch CaseFlow Voice, the first voice-integrated robot-assisted picking system purpose-built for cold storage warehouses where touchscreens and scanners fail.

DHL Supply Chain's deployment of SVT Robotics' SOFTBOT platform cuts warehouse robot integration from weeks to hours. Learn how plug-and-play middleware is solving the multi-vendor robotics bottleneck.

New MIT-Symbotic research uses deep reinforcement learning to prevent robot fleet congestion in warehouses, achieving 25% throughput gains in e-commerce simulations.

Robotic sortation systems replace fixed conveyors in distribution centers, cutting CapEx by 40% and enabling layout changes in hours.