This month, insights from leaders in the automated warehousing industry grabbed our readers’ attention in August 2025. Looking ahead, Sept. 8 to 12 is Automated Warehouse Week, which is designed to help everyone from robotics end users to suppliers, integrators, and developers.
Here are the 10 most popular articles on this site from the past month. Subscribe to the Automated Warehouse Newsletter to stay updated and have the news delivered straight to your inbox.
10. Former GXO executive takes over as CEO of Americas at Hai Robotics
Adrian Stoch, the former chief automation officer at GXO Logistics, took over as CEO of Americas at Hai Robotics in August 2025. The Atlanta-based warehouse automation developer said Stoch will help it meet growing regional demand. Read more.
9. Storage systems shouldn’t be an afterthought in facility construction
In the race to build new warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities, it’s easy to focus on the walls, roof, and utilities and to push storage planning to a later phase. But treating racking and material handling systems as an afterthought can be a costly misstep, writes a contributor. Read more.
8. Symbotic releases next-generation storage automation in August 2025
Symbotic announced the commercial availability of its next-generation storage technology. The Wilmington, Mass.-based company said its warehouse automation is designed to significantly increase storage capacity, accelerate deployment, and provide enhanced safety features. Read more.
7. Delaying automation has hidden costs, explains Brightpick
It’s common to hear about the upfront costs of warehouse automation, but what is the true cost of not automating? While concerns about complexity, disruption, and initial investment may hold companies back, inaction can be far more damaging in the long run, noted Brightpick. Read more.
6. Automated Warehouse Week to give guidance on transforming operations
Are labor shortages, competitive pressures, and throughput demands challenging your warehouse operations? Are you tasked with developing or deploying robotics in fulfillment or distribution centers? Industry leaders will share their experiences and insights during Automated Warehouse Week, a series of free webinars exploring how robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence are affecting materials handling in every industry. Read more.
5. Swisslog launches IntraMove AMRs for pallet transport
Swisslog Holding, a provider of warehouse automation and software, has expanded its product offerings with the new IntraMove series of autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs. These systems are designed to move payloads up to 3,000 kg (6,613.8 lb.). Read more.
4. Exotec discusses the state of warehouse automation
In February, Exotec launched the next generation of its Skypod automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS). Since then, the company has exhibited at annual trade shows, opened demonstration centers in Atlanta and South Korea, and won an IFOY award. Read more.
3. Control One takes agentic AI, vision-based approach to warehouse autonomy
Mobile robots and autonomous forklifts are already improving efficiency and safety in warehouses, and the latest generation of machine vision and artificial intelligence promises further optimization. Control One Logistics has developed vision-based robots using agentic AI to move materials with less overhead. Read more.
2. GreyMatter DeepNav the product of GreyOrange, Google Cloud collaboration
For warehouse robotics, orchestration software, and artificial intelligence to scale, cloud computing is key. GreyOrange in August 2025 announced a collaboration with Google Cloud to develop GreyMatter DeepNav, which it said will dynamically manage and optimize autonomous robot operations at scale. Read more.
1. Dematic discusses AMR approach, tech developments, and market challenges
Autonomous mobile robots can help warehouses in multiple ways, according to Dematic. As AMR fleets scale, they can enable warehouse operators to address labor shortages, layout constraints, and dynamic demand for order fulfillment with minimal infrastructure changes, it noted. Read more.
