Robotics

What We've Learned From Retailers Adopting Micro-Fulfillment Centers

July 29, 2021

Today’s micro-fulfillment centers are taking multiple forms — including in-store, hub-and-spoke and dark store — and each comes with unique advantages and challenges.

InOrbit Joins MassRobotics and Announces Support for the MassRobotics AMR Interoperability Standard

July 21, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

InOrbit Inc., a cloud-based robot operations (RobOps) platform, announced the InOrbit platform is fully compatible with robots that implement MassRobotics AMR Interoperability Standard and is helping robotics companies become standard-compliant.

Zebra Technologies to Acquire Fetch Robotics

July 1, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Zebra Technologies, a supply chain solutions provider, has announced that it intends to acquire Fetch Robotics, a specialist in on-demand automation.

Transforming the Procurement Process Through Robotics

July 1, 2021

Bakul Sharma & Mudit Bansal, SCB Contributors

Automation in operations, manufacturing, finance and marketing have enabled significant improvements in productivity. So where does technology go from here? Robotic process automation holds the answer.

Seegrid Adds Robots as a Service (RaaS) Subscription Model

June 29, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Seegrid Corporation, a specialist in autonomous mobile robots for material handling, has announced the addition of a Robots as a Service (RaaS) subscription model.

Fast-Growing Fashion Brand Scales E-Commerce Fulfillment With Whiplash

June 23, 2021

Whiplash

Challenge: An online fashion retailer required flexibility to manage a growing and ever-changing SKU base with no margin for delay.

Labor Shortage, Need for Speed: Why Robots Will Multiply in the Warehouse

June 20, 2021

Rich Thompson, SCB Contributor

Warehouse automation is becoming more mainstream and affordable for smaller and middle-market e-commerce businesses.

A Retailer's Guide to Optimizing Post-Covid Labor and Operations

June 17, 2021

Christine Feuell, SCB Contributor

Adapting to the rapidly changing landscape will require many retailers and distributors to look twice at their tools, technologies and fulfillment strategies.

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Watch: How Inefficient Warehouses Are Slowing Global Supply Chains

June 14, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Alex Wakefield, chief executive officer of Longbow Advantage, says the inability of warehouses to take full advantage of the data that’s available to them is a greater threat to supply chain continuity than a containership blocking the Suez Canal.

Waymo and J.B. Hunt to Test Self-Driving Freight in Texas

June 10, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

The test run will use Waymo’s autonomous Class 8 trucking unit to haul freight between facilities in Houston and Fort Worth.

Robotics

The latest news, analysis, trends and tools for automation and robotics for warehousing and distribution. Today’s companies are moving goods across more suppliers, vendors and customers than ever before, and warehouses are critical points in the overall supply chain. New technologies that use cameras, radios, sensors and digital maps to find and sort merchandise are transforming the way warehouses and distribution centers operate — and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving supply-chain operations through their strategic use of automation and robotics in the warehouse.