Product packaging lines are no strangers to robotics. These devices have been part of the process in various forms for decades. As technology advances and evolves, so will the applications for these ...

Online retailer Ocado is testing out a robotic arm to pick and pack orders in its warehouse. The test is part of a European Union-backed project to design robotic hands that are suitable for handling ...

Self-checkouts may take on a new meaning sometime in the future. Instead of having to scan the items yourself, a grocery packing robot may be able to do it for you. It sounds like science fiction, and ...

One aspect of robotic safety that is often overlooked, according to Leo Petrokonis, business development manager for the packaging industry at Rockwell Automation (www.rockwellautomation.com): Machine ...

There was only one job that robots could not do when Fast Retailing, the owner of Uniqlo, replaced 90% of its workers with robots at its flagship warehouse in Tokyo last year. But now, with the help ...