Today, WMS cloud software has simplified many of these exact issues that on-premise solutions pose. However, the trade-off is that the days of true customization, as we once had it, are being cut short in order to maintain the true nature of cloud computing.

The trademarked, smart grocery retrieval system can hold ambient, refrigerated and frozen foods, and customers’ entire grocery orders are available for pickup in one solution. This freestanding pod offers customers unprecedented convenience for retrieving their online pickup orders.

The new “Nuro” bot, which has twice the cargo volume of the previous model, customizable storage and temperature-controlled compartments to keep items warm or cool, is an automotive production-grade vehicle. This means the bot is designed and produced to handle the toils one might expect a delivery vehicle to endure, including weather, potholes, human abuse and long hours on the road.

Businesses are using software-powered robotic arms to sort clothing and e-commerce parcels, pack bread and industrial supplies and, in some cases, pick electronics and consumer products from larger bins to prepare orders for delivery.

The “robotic shops,” branded Ochama, are located in the cities of Leiden and Rotterdam and mark JD.com’s first foray into Europe with bricks and mortar locations. It highlights the Chinese giant’s ambitions to expand beyond China.

Amy, Ella, Will, and Josh work in a restaurant as servers. They bring food to tables, interact with guests, and from time to time, they roll away to recharge their batteries.

From baggage screening and air traffic control, to ground-handling and foreign object detection on runways, automation and industry 4.0 is revolutionising airside operations. We report on some of the latest innovations and how they can help the industry rebuild in the wake of Covid-19.

Alfred was introduced as a way for guests to limit interactions during the pandemic. But room service by robot could also be the answer to the problem of labor shortages plaguing the hotel industry.

In Arizona, robots zigzagging across a sidewalk will have the same rights as everyone else – and they will have to follow the same laws.

Researchers in China say they have developed an industrial robot that can read a human co-worker’s mind with 96 per cent accuracy.