Smart Logistics News

Honeywell sells warehouse automation business

Honeywell is selling its warehouse automation business to American Industrial Partners (AIP) for an undisclosed sum. AIP is an operationally focused private equity firm that invests in industrial businesses [...]

Accenture tests humanoid robots at Vodafone warehouse

A pilot programme at a Vodafone warehouse in Germany is showing how humanoid robots can enhance efficiency and improve safety. Services company Accenture is working with Vodafone and SAP [...]

Coco and Uber Eats find way to San Jose

Coco Robotics has expanded its Uber Eats autonomous delivery service to San Jose in California. The launch brings on-demand robot delivery to San Jose, one of the USA’s leading [...]

Qualcomm PoC tracks cargo for City-Link Express

Malaysian telco U Mobile’s enterprise arm, U Business, has completed a 5G-IoT proof of concept (PoC) for high-value air cargo tracking with Qualcomm and City-Link Express. Leveraging 5G-IoT architecture [...]

Box ID optimises load carriers at Simon Hegele

German logistics company Simon Hegele is optimising its load carrier management with IoT tracking from Box ID. Simon Hegele relies on the Box ID cloud to manage more than [...]

ZF manages updates for software-defined trailers

German mobility technology company ZF is enabling continuous software-update compliance for software defined trailers. It is helping trailer makers meet UNECE R156 requirements, enabling full responsibility for software-update governance [...]

CerebrumX telematics boost Razor fleet tracking

North Dakota-based GPS fleet tracking firm Razor Tracking is using manufacturer-driven telematics from CerebrumX Labs, a specialist in automotive data, to enhance fleet operations. By accessing OEM-grade vehicle data, [...]

Locus Robotics improves fulfilment at EPG

German supply chain software company Ehrhardt Partner Group (EPG) is expanding its technological network in warehouse automation through a partnership with Locus Robotics. By integrating the Locus Robotics system [...]

UPS rolls out RFID across small package network

UPS is rolling out RFID package sensing across its US small package network, bringing visibility and reliability to customers of all sizes. Today, RFID sensing technology is in all [...]

SoftBank and Matternet partner on drone deliveries

Drone delivery firm Matternet is working with Japanese company SoftBank Robotics’ US arm to accelerate deployment of drones for healthcare, retail and enterprise logistics customers. Last-kilometre delivery continues to [...]

Hai robots power Maersk fashion warehouse in Singapore

Hai Robotics and Maersk have created a high-density robotics fulfilment centre for fashion goods in Singapore. Opened earlier this year, the centre uses high-density robotics to power the movement [...]

LG robots operate in very cold warehouses

South Korean firm LG CNS has developed a logistics robot that operates uninterrupted round the clock, even in extreme cold warehouses at -26˚C. The company unveiled its Mobile Shuttle [...]