Warehouse Automation
Robots in fulfillment — autonomous mobile robots, piece-picking arms, and the economics of automating a distribution center.
Coverage (22 articles)
- Robotics Week in Review: Oct 23–Oct 30, 2026 — Humanoid platforms advanced from synchronized demos and records to production lines and enterprise AI tools this week. Tesla, Figure, AgiBot, and Google DeepMin
- GXO Expands Agility Digit Deployments to NC and TN Warehouses — GXO Logistics announced on October 26, 2026 that it will deploy Agility Robotics Digit humanoids at warehouses in Statesville, North Carolina and Lebanon, Tenne
- Unitree Stock Surges 16% on China Embodied AI Policy — Unitree Robotics shares rose 16.15% to ¥495.92 on October 19 after nine Chinese government departments issued guidance promoting embodied AI in household servic
- Agility Digit 5 Nyobolt Battery Hits 9-Minute Charge for 20-Hour Days — Agility Robotics selected Nyobolt battery technology for its Digit 5 humanoid on October 15, 2026. The system targets 90 minutes of runtime from a nine-minute c
- UBTECH FAW-Volkswagen Humanoid Logistics Trials Advance 2026 — UBTECH Robotics and FAW-Volkswagen signed a strategic agreement on October 8, 2026, to develop and test humanoid robots for factory logistics. The work builds o
- Robotics Week in Review: Sep 25–Oct 2, 2026 — Humanoid robots advanced toward real warehouse and factory roles while software platforms and record industrial deployments underscored automation's acceleratin
- Amazon Dobromierz Deploys 5,000 Robots in Polish Fulfillment Center — Amazon opened its 12th Polish fulfillment center in Dobromierz on September 21, 2026. The 200,000 m² four-story facility uses over 5,000 Amazon Robotics units a
- Agility Digit 5 Humanoid Raises Payload to 50 lb for Warehouse Scale — Agility Robotics launched the Digit 5 humanoid on September 15, 2026. The new model lifts 50 pounds repeatedly, adds cooperative safety features for barrier-fre
- Boston Dynamics Atlas Trains at Hyundai Metaplant RMAC Center — Boston Dynamics opened the RMAC training center inside Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America near Savannah, Georgia, on September 21, 2026. Atlas humanoids are
- Vesoma Launches Self-Improving Humanoid in Munich — Vesoma emerged from stealth on September 22 with a European humanoid that learns tasks through its own physical interactions rather than human demonstrations. T
- Agility Digit 5 Launch Targets Barrier-Free Warehouse Work — Agility Robotics launched Digit 5 on September 15, 2026, its first humanoid designed for safe close-proximity work alongside humans in warehouses and factories
- Agility Digit Expands to Multiple Amazon Fulfillment Centers — Agility Robotics has scaled Digit humanoid deployments to additional Amazon fulfillment centers in the US, building on 2023 pilots. The robots perform material
- Amazon Proteus Fleet Expansion Hits New North American Sites — Amazon has expanded its Proteus autonomous mobile robot fleet to additional fulfillment centers across North America. The robots now handle heavy and bulky item
- Robotics Week in Review: Aug 21–Aug 28, 2026 — Humanoid robots shattered performance records while AI foundation models and massive datasets accelerated real-world deployment. Funding rounds, record shipment
- Amazon Proteus 2 and Tetromino Project Advance Warehouse Robots 2026 — Amazon is expanding its Proteus fleet with a voice-command Proteus 2 while piloting the Tetromino project for automated delivery stations that process packages
- BMW Figure AI Humanoid Deployment Advances at Spartanburg in 2026 — BMW continues its Figure AI humanoid robot pilot at the Spartanburg, South Carolina plant. Figure 02 completed an 11-month logistics run moving over 90,000 part
- 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
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