MassTLC Annual Celebration of Innovation Shines Spotlight on Game-changing Executives, Companies and Technologies Across 14 Categories Boston, MA – Leaders of the Massachusetts innovation community gathered last night at Boston’s Federal Reserve Building for a reception where the state’s leading technology trade association announced finalists for the 2017 MassTLC Technology Leadership Awards. At ...

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Symbotic, a leading provider of robotic automation solutions for distribution centers, will exhibit at ProMat in Chicago, April 3-6. To meet with our team, please contact promat2017@symbotic.com, we’ll be happy to schedule a meeting with you to show your how our solution is revolutionizing the warehouse. The warehouse of the future Symbotic’s solution reinvents warehouses. […] The post Meet Symbot...

For the third year in a row, the industrial robotic industry is setting new records in robot orders and shipments in North America. Robot Orders The number of robots ordered reached 34,606 in 2016, which is an increase of 10% from 2015. The CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) since the 2009 recession is 20%, as […] The post Robot Orders and Shipments Break New Records in 2016 appeared first on Symb...

Giant distribution centers look to robots to deal with all those orders Changes in consumer behavior and demands have forced distribution centers to both reinvent and dramatically grow their operations. This often includes drawing a new product flow map, a new type of building and a new kind of automation for the retail sector. This […] The post Bigger warehouses; Better robots appeared first on S...

Published in late 2016, the 2016 Warehouse/Distribution Center Operations Survey brought many interesting results about the recent changes in our industry (read the full report). 1. Average size and number of employees: the first decrease after years of growth One main finding is the decrease of the average size of warehouses and distribution centers (DC) […] The post 4 Key Results from the 2016 W...

Robots are cool! We use robots to help our customers simplify their material handling, but we know that robots also great gift ideas for all ages. All of the gifts highlighted below are gifts that will enable the children to learn and discover the amazing world of robots and their programming. Here are 12 great […] The post The 12 Best Robot Holiday Gifts appeared first on Symbotic.

For another year, MHI published its annual industry report that presents the major trends influencing the supply chain industry. We studied the report and have highlighted the differences compared to last year’s results. The top three challenges in the supply chain industry for 2015 were (see also figure 1): Customer demand for lower delivery cost […] The post The 3 Biggest Challenges Facing the S...

The Symbotic Solution Honored at the MassTLC Leadership Awards Wilmington, MA – Symbotic, a leading provider of robotic automation solutions for distribution centers, today announced that its autonomous mobile robotic-based solution for reinventing conventional warehouses was named 2016’s Innovative Technology of the Year for Robotics by the Mass Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC). The MassTL...

The Symbotic Solution Honored at the MassTLC Leadership Awards Wilmington, MA – Symbotic, a leading provider of robotic automation solutions for distribution centers, today announced that its autonomous mobile robotic-based solution for reinventing conventional warehouses was named 2016’s Innovative Technology of the Year for Robotics by the Mass Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC). The MassTL...