#warehouse-automation

Locus Robotics says its acquisition of Nexera Robotics will expand what its mobile manipulator can reliably pick, targeting one of the hardest problems in warehouse automation: handling diverse, awkward e-commerce items.

Pudu Robotics says a new funding round worth nearly $150 million will be used to deepen embodied AI, broaden its product portfolio and push further into warehousing, manufacturing and global markets.

Honeywell is selling its Warehouse and Workflow Solutions business, including Intelligrated and Transnorm, to American Industrial Partners in a move that reshapes a major slice of warehouse automation.

A Robotics Summit session led by Robust.AI’s Anthony Jules will examine how to bring automation into complex warehouses in ways that people can work alongside effectively.

Amazon Robotics has shut down its Blue Jay sortation project after only six months of development, redirecting engineering resources to other fulfillment automation initiatives. The decision reflects the company's willingness to cut underperforming projects quickly even as it continues to invest heavily in warehouse robotics.

Warehouse automation giant Symbotic is buying autonomous forklift maker Fox Robotics to diversify beyond its core system and reduce its heavy dependence on Walmart, which accounts for the vast majority of its revenue.