UPS is reportedly investing $120 million in 400 autonomous truck-unloading robots from Pickle Robot, accelerating its ...

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Truck loading and unloading is a task ripe for automation because it is strenuous and happens in all kinds of weather.

Superior Industries, a manufacturer of conveyor systems and components, offers a range of barge and ship loading/unloading solutions with its TeleStacker Conveyor systems, which are custom-configured ...

Enabling vision systems with 3D capabilities is expected to provide manufacturers with a higher level of excellence from their material-handling robots. Following on this 3D vision system trend, ...

While about 80% of manufacturers either use automation or plan to apply it to their operations, there are still a significant number of holdouts. McKinsey & Company notes that one of the major reasons ...