We discuss the Amazon / iRobot acquisition news and learn how DHL deploys robots in its North American warehouses.

Sally Miller, Chief Information Officer for DHL Supply Chain in North America, will discuss the state of supply chain automation and innovation.

Sally Miller, DHL Supply Chain’s chief information officer for North America, spoke to The Robot Report about the types of robots the company uses.

Locus Robotics has now raised $422 million since it was founded in 2014.

Fox Robotics intends to use the new funds to ramp up production, invest in talent, and expand globally.

The RoboBusiness conference is designed to give technical professionals the information they need to successfully develop, deploy and manage commercial robots.

Conference sessions at RoboBusiness are designed to give technical professionals the information they need to successfully develop, deploy and manage commercial robots.

Anthony Jules to deliver farsighted keynote at RoboBusiness called “Designing the Robot Future We Want to Live In.”

From robotic tire changers to Amazon’s iRobot acquisition there was no shortage of exciting robotics news in August. 

NFI will use Stretch in its network of import deconsolidation centers, cross-dock and transload facilities, as well as floor-loaded inbound and outbound distribution centers.

Leading robotics sector investors to discuss business, technological and social drivers for investment, gating factors and headwinds and why robotics startups succeed and fail.

Taking place October 19-20 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, RoboBusiness will bring together the brightest minds in robotics to drive the robotics sector forward.

DHL runs more than a dozen sites in North America that use 2,000-plus LocusBots to support piece picking and order fulfillment.

Boston Dynamics will deliver a fleet of Stretch robots to multiple DHL warehouses throughout North America over the next three years.

The FTC is investigating whether the data provided by Roomba gives Amazon an unfair advantage in the retail industry and how iRobot fits into Amazon’s existing consumer product portfolio.

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