
Warehouses Add Perks To Attract Employees
Businesses are hoping amenities that soften the hard edges of industrial properties will help them recruit and retain workers in a tight labor market.

Amazon Reorganizing Its Robotics Research Projects
Amazon is shutting down Canvas, the warehouse robotics startup it acquired for over $100 million in 2019, as the e-commerce giant continues to cut costs.

Why a 17-Mile Stretch of Arizona Highway Is a Booming Logistics Hub
Warehouses are taking over Loop 303 near Phoenix, a city that leased 16 million square feet of industrial real estate in the first half of the year, as companies look to shift how they move goods to avoid supply-chain bottlenecks.

Walmart acquires robotics and micro-fulfillment provider Alert Innovation
Alert Innovation, a market leader in e-grocery fulfillment automation, has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Walmart. Alert Innovation has been working with Walmart to customize technology for Walmart’s MFCs.

US Department of Defense piloting 5G-enabled 'smart' robotic warehouse
The new scalable ASRS automated storage and retrieval system condenses traditional warehouse aisles into a single, vertical structure.

Some retailers are rethinking their micro-fulfillment strategy
The market for micro-fulfillment centers, which expanded during the pandemic as online retail sales demand grew and companies looked for ways to deliver goods to customers faster, is ebbing as merchants hone their ability to use their stores to fill online orders.

Harbinger of the future? Amazon turns closed facility into storage for its fleet of robots
An Amazon warehouse in Milford that the company is planning to close may soon be used to store the Seattle-based company's robots.

KeHE Specialty Foods opens automated robotics facility in Texas
KeHE Distributors, one of the largest natural & organic, specialty, and fresh distributors in North America, will unveil its newest and largest distribution center on October 5th in Dallas Texas.

Investing in automation has become the latest 'mega-trend,' expert explains
ROBO Global Head of Advisor Relations Lauren Hein joins Yahoo Finance Live to explain how more investors are shifting towards robotics and how increased automation could affect the job market.

Walmart unveils first-of-its-type automation system in 'next-gen' fulfillment center
The new high-tech facility will begin operations ahead of the holiday season, bringing next- or two-day shipping to customers across Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.

New Amazon A.I. robot can pick 4x faster than a human operator
Amazon’s robots are getting closer to replacing human hands, handles 1,000 items an hour.

A Thoroughly Flexible Attitude in the Warehouse Will Attract and Retain Workers
“If someone comes into your warehouse and sees you’re doing paper picking, they’re going to say: ‘Is this 2022?

Grocery Wholesaler UNFI implementing A.I. Robotics and Automation
Several of UNFI's distribution centers will soon have upgrades featuring AI-backed robotics from Wilmington, Mass.-based Symbotic.

Biotech firm, Amgen, building highly-automated robotic smart-factory in Ohio
Amgen will employ "highly automated" storage and retrieval systems, automated guided vehicles, and collaborative robots as just a few examples, The so-called "cobots" work alongside human employees, as opposed to industrial robots.

How Do Warehouse Workers Feel About Automation?
What does automation mean for the millions of workers who currently work in warehouses around the world?

Nike Pilots Sneaker-Repair Robot in London; Free to Customers
Unveiled at NikeTown London, B.I.L.L. is free to customers, joining initiatives like Nike Recycling & Donation, Nike Refurbished and tutorial videos aimed at extending the life of footwear for a more circular future.

Amazon Reshapes its Fulfillment Network
The e-commerce giant has canceled, closed and delayed facilities at each stage of its order fulfillment process, while continuing to move forward with large distribution centers.

‘Predictive-Maintenance’ AI Technology is Seeing a Surge in Demand
Startups that make technology designed to predict industrial equipment failures before they happen are seeing a surge in demand.

Amazon Sellers See ‘Scary’ Holiday Season as Consumers Pull Back
Amazon.com sellers are bracing for a bleak holiday shopping season as inflation-bitten consumers curb their spending.

Amazon and Cloostermans to build next-generation warehouse robotics
With the acquisition of Cloostermans, Amazon continues to invest in customized state-of-the-art technology to drive innovation in its workplace and improve the employee experience.