AI in Warehousing: Akash Gupta’s vision for the future

Episode 247 of The Robot Report Podcast features Akash Gupta is Co-founder and CEO of GreyOrange.

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Podcast guest: Akash Gupta of GreyOrange

Akash Gupta is Co-founder and CEO of GreyOrange, where he leads the company’s global strategy and culture of innovation at the intersection of AI, software, and robotics.

Since co-founding GreyOrange in 2012, he has helped build the company into a global leader in AI-powered fulfillment orchestration, serving some of the world’s largest retailers and logistics providers.

Akash was recognized in MIT Technology Review’s “35 Innovators Under 35” and has mentored entrepreneurs and technology leaders at more than 25 institutions worldwide, including Stanford, MIT, and the IITs.

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Show timeline

• 6:45 – News of the week
• 18:05 – Akash Gupta is Co-founder and CEO of GreyOrange

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News of the week

Here are the news stories covered on the show this week:

• Effort to establish a National Commission on Robotics advances in Congress
• AGIBOT holds World Challenge 2026 to see how AI models perform on real tasks
• Walmart, Wing add 7 markets in drone delivery expansion

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Sponsors

Thanks to our sponsors who make this content possible.

This episode is brought to you by GreyOrange

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