Brianna Wessling

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Nuro brings autonomous vehicle test fleet to Japan for data collection

1 week ago | therobotreport.com | Brianna Wessling

Nuro Inc. this week announced that it will be bringing its test fleet of autonomous vehicles to Japan in the coming weeks. This marks the Mountain View, Calif.-based company’s first international data-collection initiative. This test deployment will be similar to the data-collection tour it took across 59 U.S. cities last year, according to Nuro. The effort will allow the company to improve its artificial intelligence model by deepening its understanding of local traffic dynamics.
GEM deploys 27 robots from SEER Robotics

1 week ago | automatedwarehouseonline.com | Brianna Wessling

With more than 10,000 employees and an annual product value exceeding $4.1 billion, GEM Co. is one of China’s top manufacturers. It has a special focus on sustainable development and waste recycling and needed to efficiently move materials. In the field of urban mining, GEM recycles and uses waste power batteries, electronic waste, scrapped cars, waste plastics, and nickel-cobalt-lithium-tungsten strategic resources.
Meet the robots that keep DHL running

2 weeks ago | automatedwarehouseonline.com | Brianna Wessling

DHL is one of the world’s leading logistics providers, with more than 600,000 employees and a 2024 revenue of over $92 billion. To keep up with increasing demand and stay ahead of its competition, the Bonn, Germany-based company uses robotics to support numerous warehousing and logistics tasks. Generally, DHL prefers robotic systems that can work in many facilities on many different tasks.
Top 10 autonomous warehouse developments of March 2025

3 weeks ago | automatedwarehouseonline.com | Brianna Wessling

Nearly our entire top 10 this past month is made up of stories from ProMat 2025. It goes without saying, the show dominated the news cycle in March 2025Here are the 10 most popular articles on this site from March 2025. Subscribe to the Automated Warehouse Newsletter to stay updated and have the news delivered straight to your inbox.
Top 10 robotics developments of March 2025

3 weeks ago | therobotreport.com | Brianna Wessling

With big events like ProMat and NVIDIA GTC bringing an avalanche of new releases, March was a non-stop month for the robotics industry. In addition, humanoid robotics news drew our readers’ attention this month. Here are the 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report in the past month. Subscribe to The Robot Report Newsletter and listen to The Robot Report Podcast to stay updated on the latest robotics developments. 10.
3 women share advice for navigating the robotics industry

3 weeks ago | therobotreport.com | Brianna Wessling

Women are an underrepresented group within the robotics industry. Today, women make up 48% of the total workforce and just 34% of the STEM workforce, according to the National Girls Collaborative Project. When it comes to engineering and robotics roles, the number is even smaller, with women only making up about 16% of the workforce.
The Bot Company, led by Kyle Vogt, brings in another $150M

1 month ago | therobotreport.com | Brianna Wessling

The Bot Company — led by former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt — has raised $150 million in new funding, according to Reuters. While the company has yet to reveal a service robot prototype, this latest funding puts its valuation at $2 billion. The latest funding round includes participation from Greenoaks, a San Francisco-based global investment firm.
7 new automated warehousing products from ProMat 2025

1 month ago | automatedwarehouseonline.com | Brianna Wessling

ProMat came to a close today, ending an exciting week of exhibits, networking, and educational talks. Over the show’s four days, more than 50,000 supply chain and manufacturing professionals gathered in Chicago to see the industry’s latest innovations. Here are seven new automated warehousing products that debuted at the show. To stay up to date on the latest technologies and trends at the show, follow the rest of our ProMat coverage.
6 partnerships announced at ProMat 2025

1 month ago | automatedwarehouseonline.com | Brianna Wessling

ProMat 2025 is well underway. Amid all of the new product news and unique demonstrations, several companies have also announced new partnerships. In the months to come, these partnerships could result in jointly developed products, deployments, and more. We’ve compiled a list of six new partnerships announced at the show. To stay up to date on the newest technologies at ProMat 2025, follow the rest of our ProMat coverage.
5 new products that debuted at ProMat

1 month ago | automatedwarehouseonline.com | Brianna Wessling

We’re only two days into ProMat 2025, and already there has been an avalanche of news from the show. Between new products, interesting partnerships, and exciting demos, it can be difficult to keep up with it all. We’ve compiled a list of five new products that debuted at the show. To stay up to date on the newest technologies at the show, follow the rest of our ProMat coverage.