Mike Oitzman Sr Editor

Mike Oitzman is Senior Editor of WTWH's Robotics Group, cohost of The Robot Report Podcast, and founder of the Mobile Robot Guide. Oitzman is a robotics industry veteran with 25-plus years of experience at various high-tech companies in the roles of marketing, sales and product management. He can be reached at moitzman@wtwhmedia.com.

latest from Mike Oitzman

a simbe Tally mobile robot in the aisle at a Theisen's store.

Theisen’s stores roll out Simbe Tally robots

April 18, 2025

Simbe Robotics' Tally robots are now at three Theisen's retail sites, enhancing inventory and customer experience.

Episode 189 of The Robot Report Podcast features the CEO of Serve Robotics.

CEO of Serve Robotics discusses the future of last-mile logistics

March 28, 2025

Disney Engineering's BDX robot was at GTC 2025. GTC and ProMat highlights were the theme of The Robot Report Podcast Episode 188.

Podcast reviews the robots shown at ProMat and GTC 2025

March 22, 2025

hero image of the new Haiclimber mobile robot.

Automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS)

HaiPick Climb reaches new heights in the warehouse

March 5, 2025

Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robot, shown here, is intended for applications in logistics and manufacturing.

Apptronik, Jabil partner to produce, test Apollo humanoid robots

February 25, 2025

Illustration of the Jacobi robotics palletizer workcell.

Materials handling and movement

Jacobi Robotics launches Palletize AI

February 7, 2025

operator picks items from an exotec skypod amr.

Exotec launches Next-Generation Skypod system

February 6, 2025

hero image of the ambistack gantry robot.

Ambi Robotics launches AmbiStack robotic palletizer

January 28, 2025

Podcast: Navigate the world of manufacturing logistics with FlexQube

December 26, 2024

mobile robot with a kassow cobot mounted on top, in a warehouse aisle.

mobile manipulation

Kassow Robots unveils new Edge Edition cobots for AMR integration

November 18, 2024

illustration of a chart.

How Simbe Brand Insights is bridging the vendor product data gap

October 22, 2024

Corvus drone flying in a warehouse.

Corvus Robotics raises $18M for updated drone inventory system

October 8, 2024

Reflex Robotics is testing its mobile manipulator in the GXO operational incubator program.

mobile manipulation

Reflex Robotics tests system in GXO Logistics operational incubator

September 20, 2024

Seegrid is preparing to expand its product line from the LIft RS1 (left) to the Lift CR1 (right).

Autonomous Forklifts

Seegrid raises $50M to expand automated lift truck line

September 6, 2024

illustration of flexqube load carrier.

Materials handling and movement

FlexQube mobile robots transport seats, doors at automaker

August 22, 2024

illustration of mytra racking.

Automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS)

Mytra launches with new automated warehouse storage system

July 23, 2024

an autonomous mobile robot from Floatic moving in a warehouse.

Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs)

Floatic raises $3.8M for AMRs to tackle e-commerce picking

June 13, 2024