SAP Piloting Warehouse Orchestration No Other WMS Offers
At Hannover Messe 2026, SAP and Vodafone showcased a pilot conducted at Vodafone’s warehouse in Duisburg,
Home Depot — Late to Automation, Makes a Bold Move
Home Depot acquires warehouse tech firm to boost fulfillment strategy
Toyota To Build Multiple Automated Parts Facilities in Canada
The Surrey facility will primarily serve British Columbia, while Calgary will cover Alberta, Saskatchewan, and surrounding regions.
How Canada Robotics Talents Forced NASA's Moon Mission
How Canadian Robotics Forced NASA to Give Us a Seat on the Moon Mission
The Rise of the Warehouse Operating System in Robotic Warehouses
Today, a new layer is beginning to appear in highly automated facilities: the Warehouse Operating System (WOS).
Alibaba’s Cainiao Expands Global Network of Robotic Warehouses
Cainiao plans to build a large-scale global network of robotic warehouses in 2026 as it expands local fulfilment and delivery operations tied to cross-border eCommerce.
Ocado Expands Cube Automation Beyond Grocery
Ocado has delivered a cube-based automation system for McKesson Canada, representing a continued expansion of its technology beyond e-commerce grocery fulfilment.
AutoStore’s Numbers Are Hard to Ignore
AutoStore reported its 2025 results this week, outlining a year that moved from early caution to clear second-half acceleration.
Attabotics Is Back — Can Customers Trust the Brand This Time?
The prominent robotics startup entered bankruptcy protection in July after raising more than $200 million dollars from investors.
Sobeys Pulls the Plug on Ocado’s Robotic Cube Warehouse
Another Ocado robotic cube warehouse goes dark. Sobeys’ decision highlights how fragile large, robot-heavy fulfillment models become when growth underperforms.
American Eagle Closing Three Automated Facilities Amid Fulfillment Challenges
Automated Fulfillment Networks Don’t Always Expand Gracefully
Why Humanoids Will Stall At The Pilot Stage
Gartner forecasts that fewer than 100 companies will move humanoid robots beyond proof-of-concept.
Automation Isn’t the Bottleneck — Integration Ownership Is
Automation alone does not deliver sustainable performance or return on investment.
The AutoStore Space Fantasy
AutoStore has been positioned as the most space-dense ASRS solutions available. The claim has been repeated so often that it is rarely questioned.
Zalando to close highly automated online fulfillment center in Germany
The German online fashion retailer said activities at the Erfurt fulfilment site will end by September 2026.
Is Your AutoStore Ready For Its Nike Tracksuit Moment?
How One Black Swan Event Ends the ASRS Speed Debate
How to Ensure Your ASRS Doesn’t End Up in the Museum of Failures
The Simulated Frontier: How Physical AI Breaks the Automation Vicious Cycle
The AutoStore Density Assumption — Now Tested
For years, cube-based ASRS systems — most notably AutoStore — have been positioned as the most space-dense storage solutions available. The claim has been repeated so often that it is rarely questioned.
How to Select a WMS to Run In-Store Fulfillment
Before You Replace Your WMS, Make Sure It Can Run Unified Commerce.
