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Material handling bots can help DCs balance e-commerce growth with labor shortages, firm says.

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DHL continues e-commerce network investments

December 1, 2017

Firm says it will handle peak season with increased hiring, warehouse robotics.

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Locus Robotics raises $25 million in venture capital

November 20, 2017

Autonomous warehouse bots collaborate with human pickers to help retailers and 3PLs compete with Amazon, firm says.

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IAM Robotics lands patent for order-picking bot

October 12, 2017

Swift robot can navigate the warehouse and pick e-commerce orders, firm says.

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"Cartman" takes top honors in Amazon Robotics Challenge

September 13, 2017

Competition challenges teams to develop a robot that can pick up, pack, and stow items in a warehouse.

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22 million SKUs? No problem

August 29, 2017

David Maloney

Tracking and handling millions of new and used industrial parts might sound like the ultimate inventory challenge. But Radwell International's automated storage system makes easy work of it

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6 River Systems raises $15 million for e-commerce fulfillment robots

July 27, 2017

Rolling "Chuck" bots collaborate with humans to provide inexpensive warehouse automation for midsized retailers and 3PLs, firm says.

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Robots will collaborate with warehouse workers, not replace them, vendors say

July 17, 2017

Designers look to simplify robot operations by adding video-game-based interfaces.

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Knapp expands North American headquarters

June 21, 2017

Georgia facility will host 150 new hires and demonstrate vision systems, robotics, virtual reality, driverless shuttles, and software.

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Self-driving garbage truck could offer glimpse into parcel delivery's future

June 10, 2017