June 2025 brought new deployments, product releases, and more to the automated warehousing industry. In addition, articles on the latest industry tends drew our readers’ attention this month.
Here are the 10 most popular articles on this site from March 2025. Subscribe to the Automated Warehouse Newsletter to stay updated and have the news delivered straight to your in-=box.
10. Exotec opens Exostudio showroom in June
Exotec opened its “Exostudio” inside its North American headquarters in Atlanta. The warehouse robotics provider said the showroom serves as a customer experience center, offering prospects a firsthand look at its latest technology, as well as virtual access to client sites from across the world. Read more.
9. Black-I Robotics wins MassRobotics CHAMP Challenge
Black-I Robotics won the Chewy Autonomous Mobile Picking (CHAMP) Challenge. The challenge aimed to create a system that can address a persistent and technically complex limitation in warehouse automation: enabling fully autonomous robots to handle large, heavy, and non-rigid items such as bags of dog food or cat litter in dense and dynamic fulfillment centers. Read more.
8. enVista introduces enMotion orchestration platform powered by GreyMatter
As robot fleets grow, so does the need to orchestrate them and other warehouse systems. enVista launched its proprietary enMotion platform, which includes multiple technologies to optimize distribution center operations. The robots will use GreyOrange’s GreyMatter AI-driven orchestration platform. Read more.
7. ZAPI GROUP talks trends in warehouse automation, data, and integration
After this spring’s trade shows including Manifest, ProMat, and Automate, not to mention our own Robotics Summit & Expo, industry observers have a lot to absorb and share about warehouse automation. The electrification of fleet vehicles, increasing levels of autonomy, and the potential for long-term savings are helping with adoption, according to ZAPI GROUP. Read more.
6. From case unloading to picking and beyond with DHL and Boston Dynamics
Tim Tetzlaff is the global head of digital transformation at DHL Supply Chain. In that role, he considers various technologies the logistics provider might adopt or develop to improve operations, such as case unloading systems. Tetzlaff said part of his job is to “make sure we don’t do things randomly, but look into where we’re not using human labor to maximum effectiveness.” Read more.
5. Gap integrates Boston Dynamics Stretch robot to unload trailers
Gap Inc. claims to be the largest specialty apparel company in the U.S., with brands including Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Athleta. The company sought to reduce employee turnover and injuries in the physically demanding task of unloading trailers. It turned to the Stretch robot from Boston Dynamics. Read more.
4. From brute force to intelligent focus: rethinking warehouse control
In many a warehouse today, control feels like a compromise. Speed or accuracy. Cost or service. You might get two, if you’re lucky. Under pressure from tighter service-level agreements (SLAs) and rising expectations, every misplaced pallet carries more than just a financial cost. It can jeopardize a customer relationship, invite penalties, or trigger a cascade of operational issues, says a Verity executive. Read more.
3. Brightpick launches Autopicker 2.0 with in-motion picking, upgraded AI
In June 2025, Brightpick unveiled Autopicker 2.0, the latest version of its flagship multi-purpose mobile manipulator. The upgraded robot features the company’s Intuition software, which now includes its Physical AI offering, and a completely redesigned hardware platform. Read more.
2. Peer 3000 makes mobile robots more accessible, says Peer Robotics
Peer Robotics announced Peer 3000, the next generation of its collaborative mobile robots. The system is engineered to be more compatible with existing factory and warehouse assets, said the Gurgaon, India-based company. Read more.
1. MiR president gives insight on the latest AMR deployment trends
Earlier this year, Kevin Dumas, the vice president of product at Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), became the company’s new president. Dumas brings 13 years of experience at MiR to the role, and he shared his thoughts on the latest mobile robot deployment trends with Automated Warehouse in June. Read more.
