robotics
Byte-Sized AI: Vayu Robotics Debuts Delivery Bots; Hot Topic and Ugg See Marketing Boosts from Attentive AI
Vayu Robotics inks deal to distribute 2,500 AI-powered robots; Windward AI sharpens tech for maritime risk…
Startup to Use $63M Series B to Redefine Robotic Arm Training With AI
Standard Bots scored a $63 million Series B round led by General Catalyst, which it will use to open a new…
Vecna Robotics Closes Series C-1 Round for Case-Picking Warehouse Robots
Massachusetts-based Vecna Robotics announced it has raised a Series C-1 round to help launch case-picking…
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Amazon CEO: ‘We’re Not Done’ Lowering Fulfillment Costs
Andy Jassy touched on the future of Amazon's fulfillment network in his annual shareholder letter, outlining…
UPS Establishes $3 Billion Cost-Savings Plan, Will Close 200 Facilities
The network consolidation is designed to flow more volume into automated warehouses, and will likely lead to…
Byte-Sized AI: MadaLuxe’s Gen AI Partner; Nvidia All In on Robots
Nvidia inked a partnership for warehouse robot optimization; Akeneo partnered with Google Cloud; Cart.com…
MIT and Ministry of Supply Test Shape-Shifting Dress Activated by Heat
MIT researchers have used heat-activated, shrinkable fibers to create garments that can be altered for size…
Byte-Sized AI: ThredUp Talks AI in Earnings; Shopify Gets a New Partner; DB Schenker Pilots More Robots
Virtual try-on for menswear comes to life; warehouse robots continue to be all the rage; fashion design…
Retail Tech: Yoox Net-A-Porter Pilots Virtual Try-On, ABG Taps AI Merchandising
Draper James has selected Cart.com as its U.S. fulfillment partner, while robotics company Dexory is…
Skechers Launches High-tech Distribution Center in Tokyo
The center is outfitted with automation technology.
Byte-Sized AI: GXO’s Warehouse Robots; Dollar General’s Inventory Partnership
GXO teams with Dexterity for warehouse robots; the UK expanded its supply chain tech partnership; a startup…
DHL Supply Chain’s Sally Miller on the State of Robotics, Sustainability and Gen AI
"Five years ago, the customer would ask me questions that are much different than today," DHL Supply Chain…
Texas Startup Launching ‘Electric Vehicles on Your Feet’ at CES
Shift Robotics will debut the AI-powered Moonwalkers X footwear, designed for use in warehouses and DCs, at…
DHL Pours $410 Million Into Hong Kong Global Hub
DHL opened its newly expanded Central Asia Hub in Hong Kong Tuesday, a week after saying it would extend…
Amazon’s ‘Buy With Prime’ Introduces Package Tracking, Expanded Returns
The e-commerce giant also deployed a new mobile robot, Titan, aimed at taking on the heavy lifting at its…