the latest in Safety

An illustration of a forklift approaching a person with concentric circles around the forklift.

ELOKON launches ELOshieldAI to enhance industrial workplace safety

June 3, 2025

The system combines AI-driven, tagless vision detection with the ELOKON UWB-based ELOshield proximity system.

Exia is designed for industries including warehousing and logistics, as shown here, according to German Bionic.

Exia adds AI to German Bionic industrial exoskeleton

May 27, 2025

A forklift approaching a box in a warehouse with a green box showing ProximityAssist's view.

Autonomous Forklifts

Crown Equipment’s ProximityAssist uses lidar to reinforce best practices

May 22, 2025

Rendering of a connected and automated warehouse. A recent survey found warehouse operator priorities as they consider automation.

Navigating the new automated warehouse

April 21, 2025

more Safety

Hyster pedestrian camera.

Hyster releases pedestrian awareness camera for lift trucks

April 15, 2025

Gatik has been developing self-driving trucks such as this one for middle-mile logistics.

Gatik autonomous trucks get safety validation from TUV SUD

April 14, 2025

On the left, Schneider Electric's TeSys Deca Advanced contactor, and on the right, the Modicon Edge I/O NTS.

Schneider unveils new contactor system, data aggregation I/O

March 17, 2025

Examples of the Apex 2 exo. Academic and industry studies have validated the workplace value of exoskeletons, says HeroWear.

Exoskeletons and wearables are starting to reduce worker risk

March 15, 2025

A robot arm picking up a cardboard box that has a Chinese flag and says "made in China."

Automated Warehouse

Will Chinese warehouse automation vendors dominate the market?

March 4, 2025

Power management is a key part of adding mobile robots like this one to warehouses, says Conductix-Wampfler.

Automated Warehouse

4 robot management strategies for small warehouse footprints

January 27, 2025

Cavalla CTO Victor Boyd (left) and CEO Mo Nafisi (right) with a prototype of the Cavalier autonomy retrofit kit.

Autonomous Forklifts

Cavalla offers Cavalier on-site retrofitting kit to add autonomy to forklifts

January 21, 2025

AutoStore has made a number of enhancements to its automated storage grid, shown here.

Automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS)

AutoStore enhances grid storage, from temperature zones to control software

September 12, 2024

Alcatraz AI's Rock system enables three-factor authentication for access control.

Alcatraz AI automates facilities control

September 5, 2024

Locus robots promise to improve warehouse safety at UPS Healthcare.

Warehouse safety can improve with automation, says Locus Robotics

July 19, 2024

ELOshield proximity detection system for forklift safety.

Glencore improves forklift safety with proximity detection system

June 27, 2024

Sensors and robots can gather valuable data for warehouse operators.

How can sensors be used to increase warehouse automation?

June 8, 2024

SICK demonstrated warehouse systems including safety sensors at MODEX 2024.

MODEX 2024 recap: Robots make logistics, supply chains safer and smarter

March 22, 2024

Podcast: 3Laws co-founder discusses robot safety and the evolution of bipedal locomotion

February 16, 2024

Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs)

OTTO Motors offers tips on scaling from your AMR pilot

December 15, 2023

New AMR safety standard available with release of ANSI/A3 R15.08-2

October 26, 2023