Amazon Agrees To Acquire Robot Vacuum Company iRobot
Amazon has announced that they have reached a definitive merger agreement with iRobot, the company behind the popular Roomba robot vacuum.
DHL Supply Chain to Accelerate Deployment of Autonomous Forklifts Globally
DHL Supply Chain is increasing the deployment of autonomous forklifts and pallet movers in its more than 1,500 warehouses worldwide. The company is focusing on…
Amazon Acquires Warehouse Robotics Company Canvas Technology
Amazon has agreed to acquire warehouse robotics startup Canvas Technology for an undisclosed amount. An Amazon spokesperson confirmed to Reuters the purchase by stating that…
Amazon Field Testing Robot Delivery System – Amazon Scout
Amazon is testing a new, fully electric delivery system called Amazon Scout. They designed the system to deliver packages safely to customers using autonomous delivery devices….
Drones And Robotics Increased Usage In Commerce
Drones have become more and more popular in many ways. They can be used for recreation, film making (perhaps as most popularised by Casey Neistat),…
How Will Artificial Intelligence Affect eCommerce?
For Microsoft, there’s Cortana. Apple has Siri. Amazon has its own digital assistant in Alexa. Digital virtual assistants are becoming more and more common. Devices…
Get Things Quicker With Robotic Deliveries
A number of eCommerce sites are looking into robotics as a way to make deliveries faster. Amazon has been encouraging the development of robotics for…
Are Robotics In eCommerce Fulfillment the Future?
The future of eCommerce might be just be in the hands of robots. Perhaps not yet in a fully automated orders handling, but at least…
Two is A Trend, More Delivery Robots Coming to U.S. Neighborhoods
Earlier in the month we reported that Virginia was the first state to pass a law to allow autonomous terrestrial delivery robots to roam free….
Delivery Robots, UPS Drones, and Amazon Prime to the Moon?
DELIVERY ROBOTS, FIRST IN NATION Last Friday, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, signed a law that effective July 1, 2017 will allow for the use of…