No longer content to release videos of humanoid robots doing backflips, Boston Dynamics this week unveiled something logistically incredible: a prototype of its new box-moving machine. Retailer A.S.

The rapid growth of e-commerce and its need for an always-on supply chain means that manufacturers are having to rethink the way they move materials to and from stock and around the factory floor.

Ben Ames has spent 30 years as a journalist since starting out as a reporter for daily newspapers in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. He has focused on business and technology reporting since 1999 for ...

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vecna Robotics, the autonomous mobile robot (AMR) and workflow orchestration company, today announced a partnership with Alta Material Handling (Alta MH). The ...

In autonomous robotics, the area of materials handling is often overshadowed by the pizzazz of self-driving cars. But a rapid shift toward automation in e-commerce distribution centers and ...

PLEASANTON, Calif., May 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- OMRON Robotics and Safety Technologies has released the OL-450S, a low-profile, omni-directional Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) designed to optimize ...

Both new offerings are from Motoman (Waukegan IL). The Motoman UP400RD material handling and part transfer robot boasts a maximum payload of 400 kg, and can work in tight spaces and service multiple ...

Robots aren't always the most delicate of machines when handling fragile objects. They don't have the lightness of touch of ...

A team led by the University of Oxford has developed a new class of soft robots that operate without electronics, motors, or ...