United Parcel Service is making a high-stakes bet that robots can fix one of the messiest, most labor intensive parts of ...

Rightbot's robot can, the company claims, automatically unload trucks, trailers and container ships. Leveraging a conveyor belt, a robotic arm equipped with what's essentially a suction cup and a ...

United Parcel Service Inc. will invest $120 million in 400 robots used to unload trucks, according to people familiar with ...

Somewhere along the way, ProMat turned into a robotics show. It’s no surprise, of course. Logistics and automation go hand in hand these days. In the decade since Amazon absorbed Kiva, same- and ...

Fulfillment has arguably been the hottest robotics category over the past two years, as companies have looked to stay competitive with Amazon, even amid ongoing labor shortages. Still, one of the most ...

Investing.com -- United Parcel Service Inc. is investing $120 million to purchase 400 robots that will unload trucks as part of its broader $9 billion automation strategy aimed at increasing profits ...

Ben Ames has spent 30 years as a journalist since starting out as a reporter for daily newspapers in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. He has focused on business and technology reporting since 1999 for ...

As FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc. beef up automation to keep pace with surging e-commerce and a potential threat from Amazon.com Inc., they’ve been stumped at a crucial stage: loading and ...