Swisslog, a provider of warehouse automation and software, has named Sean Wallingford as its new President and CEO of Swisslog Logistics.

This week, we discuss the recent demo of the Tesla Optimus bipedal robot and talk to Swisslog President Markus Schmidt about high throughput material handling.

Swisslog offers AutoStore’s modular and flexible automated storage and retrieval system, among other robotic solutions.

Baur will leverage deep experience to strengthen the company’s European presence.

Global warehouse automation specialist Swisslog recently worked with KUKA to strengthen its AGV-based CarryPick system — namely by bringing mobile goods-to-person systems in-house. CarryPick is an automated storage and order fulfillment system. It works as a flexible and scalable asset for supporting multi-channel fulfillment operations. The CarryPick system’s new KMP600 AGV was developed in an…

First the KION Group acquires Dematic for $2.5 billion and a week later Honeywell acquires Intelligrated for $1.5 billion. Earlier KION acquired Retrotech and earlier still Egemin while Kuka acquired Swisslog. What’s going on? All these companies are logistics and material handling vendors and times are changing in logistics and fulfillment. With a greater and growing…

Late last month KUKA made a public offer to Swisslog shareholders to purchase their shares at 8.9% above the market price. Swisslog’s Board of Directors have recommended that the offer be accepted. KUKA, one of the Big Four global robot makers, stated that the purchase price would be $357 million and that the transaction would…

Berkshire Grey saw $20 million in new orders in Q2 and currently has a backlog of $100 million in orders.

Nilsson joins at a high-growth time for the company which recently opened offices in Pittsburgh and The Netherlands.

Going to MODEX 2022? Our show guide is a filtered view to all of the important robotics product launches and highlights of the show as you plan your visit to the show floor.

Leading robotics experts such as Juan Aparicio and Ken Goldberg, share what they’ll be keeping an eye on in 2022.

arculus brings AMR expertise while extending the Jungheinrich portfolio with a deep AMR-based product line.

ASTI solutions are currently selling at a revenue of $50M per year with a 30% annual growth rate.

GroceryShop is a great event if you want to reach buyers from national and regional grocers.

Recapping some of the major acquisitions of autonomous mobile robot companies over the years.

Locus Robotics adds heavy-duty payload capabilities and new AMR opportunities with Waypoint Robotics acquisition.

The General Services Administration has implemented the first robotic filing and retrieval warehouse for FBI records using AutoStore’s cube technology.

Even as demand for mobile service robots rises during the COVID-19 pandemic, robotics developers should remember use cases and ROI, say two experienced executives.

Mobile robot applications will keep growing in 2020, both within and across industries, says columnist Kayla Matthews.