Warehouse Automation

Robots in fulfillment — autonomous mobile robots, piece-picking arms, and the economics of automating a distribution center.

Coverage (6 articles)

Figure 02 at BMW Spartanburg: 30,000+ Vehicles, 1,250 Runtime Hours — Figure AI's Figure 02 humanoid completed an 11-month production pilot at BMW Spartanburg, handling 90,000+ sheet metal parts and contributing to over 30,000 BMW
Apptronik Robot Park Powers Apollo 3 Humanoid Data Factory — Apptronik's 90,000 sq ft Austin Robot Park, opened June 30 2026, deploys Apollo 2 fleets to generate real-world datasets for Gemini Robotics VLA models, acceler
Agility Robotics $2.5B SPAC to AGLT: Digit Ramps Amid Tesla Figure Rivalry — Agility Robotics' June 2026 SPAC merger with Churchill Capital XI at $2.5B valuation positions AGLT as the first U.S. pure-play humanoid public listing, acceler
Japan Airlines Humanoid Robots at Haneda: Labor Fix or Hype? — Japan Airlines deploys Unitree G1 humanoids at Haneda Airport for baggage and ground ops starting May 2026. Our editorial examines the 2-3 year pilot amid Japan
Apptronik Apollo Lands $935M at $5.3B for Warehouse Scale — Apptronik closed a $935 million Series A at a $5.3 billion valuation to accelerate Apollo humanoid production and commercial pilots. Backers including Google, M
Robotera Lands $200M+ for China Post Logistics Humanoids — Beijing-based Robotera closed a $200M+ round led by SF Group to scale humanoid deployments in parcel sorting and industrial logistics. The M7 platform is alread