The work is exhausting, repetitive, and injury-prone. Now, robots are stepping in. The Pickle Robot Company’s AI-powered, one-armed machines can autonomously unload trucks, lifting boxes up to 50 ...

Stretch robots at a Gap DC. Image courtesy Boston Dynamics. Among the many tough jobs in a distribution center, unloading boxes from a trailer is one of the toughest. “There’s a higher risk of injury ...

United Parcel Service is making a high-stakes bet that robots can fix one of the messiest, most labor intensive parts of ...

While scaling their operations to meet growing demand, Four Hands faced the challenge of managing a diverse product mix — ranging from 2-lb. lamps to 400-lb. coffee tables — across a growing network ...

Somewhere along the way, ProMat turned into a robotics show. It’s no surprise, of course. Logistics and automation go hand in hand these days. In the decade since Amazon absorbed Kiva, same- and ...

Ben Ames has spent 30 years as a journalist since starting out as a reporter for daily newspapers in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. He has focused on business and technology reporting since 1999 for ...

The robots are coming for the last human warehouse jobs. Loading and unloading a truck is backbreaking, mind-numbing work that retailers and parcel carriers have tried to solve for years. Workers may ...

Robot manufacturer Agility has built a human-like robot called Digit that can load boxes onto a truck — and the company is selling it for a cool $250,000. The company announced a $20 million round of ...

The big picture: As the warehouse floor becomes increasingly automated, robots now handle the most punishing aspects of logistics, while people focus on oversight, problem-solving, and continuous ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Boston Dynamics has a knack for making its robots seem relatable, at ...

UNLOADING LORRIES is wearisome for people, but hardly an intellectual challenge. For robots it is the reverse. Robots never tire. They do, however, have problems interpreting the data streaming in ...

Tutor’s first product, Cassie, is designed for a relatively simple task — loading and unloading shipping pallets laden with ...