Meituan Raises $10B to Develop Robotic and Drone Delivery
April 21, 2021
Meituan has raised $10 billion, which the Chinese e-commerce provider said it will invest in developing autonomous delivery vehicles and drone services.
Kroger Builds Grocery Fulfillment Center With Ocado Automation
April 19, 2021
Grocery chain Kroger is building Customer Fulfillment Centers across the U.S. using Ocado's storage and robotics technology.
Walmart Joins $750M Investment in Autonomous Vehicle Firm Cruise
April 15, 2021
Cruise, which has been developing autonomous vehicles with General Motors, has raised its valuation to $30 billion.
Kiwibot Launches Version 4.0 of Its Food-Delivery Robot, Partners With Segway
April 13, 2021
Kiwibot 4.0 includes new sensors, user-interface features, and semi-autonomous capabilities, and Kiwibot is working with partners like Segway and Shopify.
Tompkins Robotics, GreyOrange Partner for ‘Zero Walk’ Automated Fulfillment
April 13, 2021
The combination of Tompkins' tSort and GreyOrange's Ranger is intended to eliminate walking by human pickers and increase e-commerce order fulfillment.
RightPick 3 Includes Numerous Picking Enhancements From RightHand Robotics
April 12, 2021
RightPick 3 features dual-GPU architecture to enable denser, damage-free picking and placing, says RightHand Robotics.
SoftBank Spends $2.8B to Acquire 40% of Automated Storage Provider AutoStore
April 6, 2021
AutoStore, which makes automated storage and retrieval systems, plans to use the investment from SoftBank to accelerate its expansion in the Asia-Pacific market.
H Mart Partners With AutoStore, Bastian Solutions to Deploy Automated Micro-Fulfillment Center
March 30, 2021
H Mart, the largest Asian-American food retailer in the U.S., is working with AutoStore and integrator Bastian Solutions to open an automated micro-fulfillment center for its online grocery operations.
Flytrex Obtains $9.3M With Venture Financing and Innovation Grant for Drone Deliveries
March 21, 2021
Flytrex, an on-demand drone delivery provider for food and retail, has announced the closing of financing to expand its U.S. presence and scale up production and R&D capabilities.
AutoStore Unveils Innovation Hub to Test and Replicate Supply Chain Environments
March 18, 2021
Norwegian robot company AutoStore has opened its Innovation Hub in Karmøy, Norway, to test automation and replicate a range of in-store and warehouse environments.
Gap Inc. to Build Texas Distribution Center to Meet Digital Shopping Demand
February 24, 2021
Gap to build new distribution center in Longview, Texas, to meet demand for digital shopping.
Robotics Company Berkshire Grey to Merge With Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp.
February 24, 2021
Robotics company Berkshire Grey has announced a business combination with Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp. The planned merger with the special-purpose acquisition company or SPAC will lead to a publicly listed...
Amazon’s Last-Mile MIT CTL Routing Research Challenge
February 22, 2021
The primary goal of the Last Mile Routing Research Challenge is to encourage participants to develop innovative approaches leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, and other non-conventional...
Supply Chain Leaders Learn From Today’s Ecommerce Challenges to Provide Future Innovation and Growth
February 19, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated ecommerce demands to levels that weren't expected until 2025, so how can supply chain leaders get up to speed, and fast?
Ahold Delhaize USA Expands Micro-Fulfillment Capabilities
February 16, 2021
Ahold Delhaize USA companies, including Peapod Digital Labs, tap Swisslog solution and AutoStore technology in new pilot of micro-fulfillment automation solution
Warehouse Mobility Makes a Move
February 10, 2021
Mobile devices are getting significant upgrades that will improve point-of-use and enterprise productivity. Advances range from the move to Android systems to a consolidation of form factors while trying out...
FourKites Examines How Yard Management Systems Can Provide Increased Value for Shippers
February 9, 2021
The report, entitled “The State of Yard Management: Industry Report 2021,” was based on feedback from 375 respondents in various sectors, including consumer packaged goods (CPG), food & beverage, retail and manufacturing, with...
Vaccinate Warehouse Operations With a New, Post-COVID Beginning
February 8, 2021
As we begin to turn a coronavirus corner, it is crucial that supply chain leaders work to envision what the next normal will look like. They must plan on how...
Kindred partners with S&H Systems on ecommerce fulfillment efficiencies
February 3, 2021
Kindred and S&H Systems will partner to integrate Kindred's SORT robotics with S&H Systems' material handling and software product portfolio
Attabotics and FoodX Technologies Partner on Joint Micro-fulfillment Solution for E-Grocery
January 26, 2021
Attabotics and FoodX Technologies partner on joint micro-fulfillment solution for e-grocery.
