Category: Robotics
Micro-Fulfilment Re-inventing Online Grocery Distribution
With the rapid growth of ecommerce and the consumer demands for next- and same-day delivery options, micro-fulfilment is gaining momentum as a feasible distribution strategy,...
UK Warehouse Automation Market: Boom or Bust?
UK Warehouse Automation Market: Boom or Bust? With the IMHX show upon us next week, we thought it would be good timing to take a...
The Future of Warehouse Automation – 2019
With the rise of e-commerce and omni-channel retail, retailers and manufacturers alike are redesigning their supply chains in order to cope with the increasing logistical...
6 River Systems to be Acquired by Shopify for $450m – Our Analysis
Key points: 6 River Systems announced last night that it would be acquired for $450m by Shopify – 60% in cash and 40% in Shopify...
Mobile Robots – 2019
An updated analysis of AGVs & AMRs used in manufacturing & logistics.
Double-Digit Growth Forecast for Warehouse Automation Market in 2019 and 2020 but Headwinds Exist for 2021
During the past few years, the warehouse automation market has been enjoying double-digit growth rates driven, in part, by the rise of e-commerce and omni-channel...
The Future of Warehouse Automation – 2019
An in-depth assessment of the market with an unprecedented level of granularity forecasting the market by region, country, end-user industry, channel, function, storage-type and project...
Order Fulfilment Mobile Robots Start to Deliver – more than 500,000 to be installed in next 5 years
The acquisition of Kiva Systems by Amazon and its subsequent dominance of online retailing through heavy adoption of robotics and automation has triggered two significant...
Is the Indian Warehouse Automation Market About to Take Off?
India is set to become the 5th largest global economy this year, and the second largest APAC economy by 2025, overtaking Japan. One central part...