The partnership is aimed at helping customers scale and improve warehouse operations by enhancing inventory accuracy and increasing visibility of operations performance.

Companies may be plowing billions of dollars into automation in delivery operations, but true autonomy in the sector may be years away.

Labor challenges. Getting orders out the door on time. As a logistics manager, you know it’s tough enough to deal with those firestorms, let alone find time to focus on warehouse productivity. What can you do to even out that struggle? 

Altogether, the number of robots currently operational around the globe is reckoned to be about 3.5 million units — roughly the population of Uruguay.

More and more warehouse operators are opting for implementation of robotics technology, says Kait Peterson, senior director of product marketing at Locus Robotics.

Companies that invested in artificial intelligence-powered automation are reaping huge returns.

Automation in the supply chain is certainly not new. However, recent advances in artificial intelligence-based systems have made automation far more effective.

 The recent advent of robotics as a service (RaaS) is lowering the barrier of entry to automation as never before.

The pre-pandemic distribution network was not designed to accommodate the current challenges leaving many companies scrambling to support the new normal.