Other Voices: 5 Innovative Ideas to Make Your Warehouse More Efficient
March 4, 2020
ANdroid, automation, smart storage and good old-fashioned operator training can improve operational efficiency.
The Evolution of E-Commerce: Shaping Benefits From Emerging Technologies
March 3, 2020
It's not only the growth of e-commerce, but also the ever-tightening delivery timeframes that have logistics pros eyeing emerging technologies like AI, blockchain and the Internet of Things. The challenge...
Boston Dynamics, OTTO Motors partner on warehouse automation
March 3, 2020
In a video released today, Boston Dynamics's logistics robot, Handle, can be seen picking boxes and building pallets on top of OTTO AMRs in a distribution center testbed.
Fetch Robotics introduces Workflow Builder for ‘instant’ warehouse automation
March 2, 2020
Fetch Robotics announced the availability of Workflow Builder, the company's new drag-and-drop development toolkit that allows shippers to implement flexible automation in existing manufacturing, distribution and fulfillment facilities.
E-Commerce Demands Continue to Push Innovation
March 2, 2020
Logistics professionals now need to leverage diverse systems and new ways of thinking in an effort to improve carrier partnerships and increase speed and efficiency. With that in mind, our...
Other Voices: No need to rip and replace automation
March 2, 2020
Intelligent technologies will have a fundamental impact on the way manufacturing and logistics organisations operate, but change does not have to be wholesale.
Amazon’s Highly Automated Robotic Fulfillment Center - Delivering Customer Preference Experience
March 2, 2020
Visiting Amazon's Robotic Fulfillment Center, North Haven, Connecticut; the materials handling systems and robots are impressive, but what makes Amazon Amazon is delivering customer experience, you don't get that by...
AHS aligns with Mobile Industrial Robots as certified systems integrator
February 26, 2020
AHS (Advanced Handling Systems), a full-service provider of integrated fulfillment, distribution, and robotics solutions, has aligned itself with Mobile Industrial Robots – an autonomous industrial mobile robotic supplier based in Denmark...
2020 Freight and Transportation Management Trends
February 21, 2020
Strategic freight and transportation management trends for 2020 envelope technology, process improvement, the application of data, connected systems, and a robust set of dynamic rule sets that will ultimately define the...
OTTO Motors expands in Japan
February 11, 2020
Partnership with Altech Co. Ltd. serves growing market and demand in Japan
Warehouse/DC: The Changing Metrics of Retail Success
February 4, 2020
Total sales still matter. But few other measures do as retail morphs. While many want to characterize e-commerce as a great destroyer, it's actually a great creator, bringing retailers and...
New Lift Truck Options Are Powering Productivity
February 3, 2020
Fleet owners and forklift OEMs are exploring new options of motive power.
HighJump and Locus Robotics Roll Out Strategic Partnership
January 14, 2020
The companies said they will collaborate to facilitate the development of integration tools allowing for faster, seamless implementations to improve productivity and efficiency for shared retail and 3PL customers, as...
Locus Robotics and HighJump Announce Strategic Partnership
January 13, 2020
Locus and HighJump will work together to facilitate the development of integration tools that will allow for faster, seamless implementations to improve productivity and efficiency for shared retail and third-party...
Siemens Partners with Arm to Accelerate Mobility
January 10, 2020
Aim is to enhance mobility by redefining design capabilities for complex electronic systems.
MSC Accelerates Safe Autonomous Vehicle Development
January 10, 2020
Company now capable of plugging vehicle dynamics into virtual test drives.
Logistics Service Providers and the Benefit of 5G Technology
January 9, 2020
5G, the fifth generation of cellular technology, isn't an inapplicable concept or technology - it's going to be widely adopted across multiple industries, including logistics, and has the potential to...
Year in review: Top materials handling stories of 2019
January 8, 2020
Digitization, connectivity, efficiency and customer demands continue to drive innovation.
IAM Robotics to open state-of-the-art headquarters and showcase innovation center
January 7, 2020
The new 30,000 square foot facility will be located in the emerging high tech area of Pittsburgh known as Robotics Row.