Decathlon, a global sporting goods chain, automated seven of its European warehouses using Exotec. Exotec is a French startup that makes warehouse robots and automation systems for moving goods.

The big picture: As the warehouse floor becomes increasingly automated, robots now handle the most punishing aspects of logistics, while people focus on oversight, problem-solving, and continuous ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ron Schmelzer covers AI and data best practices at Forbes since 2018 Amazon’s robotics group announced last week that it just hit ...

When ATMs (automated teller machines) were first introduced in the United States in the 1980s, concerns spread that “bank tellers would lose their jobs.” However, the outcome was the opposite. The ...

EASTON, PA / ACCESS Newswire / June 6, 2025 / Paragon Technologies, Inc. (OTC Pink:PGNT), a diversified holding company, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, SI Systems LLC has launched a ...

Amazon has a growing fleet of warehouse robots to enhance safety and efficiency. In an internal document, Amazon said these robots are critical to flattening its hiring curve. Amazon automation could ...

Analyst Insight: Innovation comes in waves — voice technology, cloud computing, and now automation — all promising to reduce reliance on human labor. Yet people remain essential to warehouse ...

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) this week said it plans to launch Section 301 investigations under the Trade Act of 1974 related to what it called structural excess ...

Logistics leaders continue to grapple with managing warehouse labor costs as availability remains tight, demand for new types of skilled labor increases and automation workflows remain mostly ...

Thirty percent of total net profit as a bonus. A guarantee that robots won't cost workers their jobs. Hyundai Motor's wage negotiations opened Wednesday at the automaker's Ulsan plant with the most ...