In Episode 158 of The Robot Report Podcast, Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman discuss the week’s news. You’ll also hear the State of Warehouse Automation panel that was one of the highlights from the Robotics Summit & Expo.
An esteemed panel moderated by Eugene Demaitre, the discussion featured Tim Tetzlaff, vice president, global head of accelerated digitalization at DHL Supply Chain; John Santagate, VP of robotics at Körber Supply Chain; and Adrian Stoch, chief automation officer at GXO. The group discusses best practices, emerging trends, and how the latest robotics innovations are helping supply chain operators overcome major challenges.
The show’s second interview is the last in our series of interviews recorded during the Robotics Summit. Carlos Bielicki, VP of sales from Performance Motion Devices, sat down with Chris Luecke of the Manufacturing Happy Hour.
Show timeline
- 8:45 – News of the week
- 21:45 – State of Warehouse Automation Panel from the 2024 Robotics Summit
- 1:10:23 – Interview by the Manufacturing Happy Hour’s Chris Luecke of Carlos Bielicki VP of Sales from Performance Motion Devices
News of the week
Covariant Gets Takeover Inquiry From Amazon
Bloomberg reported on July 31 that Amazon is interested in acquiring Covariant. Covariant was valued in 2023 at $625 million. Covariant CEO Peter Chen was a guest on The Robot Report Podcast in episode 135.
