October 2025 brought the return of RoboBusiness, the premier event for robotics developers. Additional events, new systems, and exciting deployments also drew our readers’ attention this month.
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. How is anomaly detection improving material handling systems?
Vikram Kolluru, a digital automation consultant at Belden, discussed technology advances in material handling, the need for precise and fast systems, plus opportunities for AI and anomaly detection. Read more.
9. Locus Robotics reaches 6B picks as revenue sets records
While supply chains face many challenges, some automation providers have found success in helping them. In October 2025, Locus Robotics reported strong growth over the past two quarters. It attributed this growth to accelerating industry adoption of physical AI, which it defined as the fusion of intelligent robotics and real-world execution. Read more.
8. AutoStore adds 7 new features to its ASRS in October 2025
AutoStore announced seven new features for its automated storage and retrieval system, or ASRS, as part of its fall 2025 product portfolio. They include full case loading and unloading, a Frozen-Only Grid, and features to ease deployment. Read more.
7. Kardex delivers AutoStore ASRS to Balluff in just six months
Balluff needed to replace aging carousel technology and meet increasing fulfillment demands. The company signed a contract with Kardex Holding, and it deployed a fully operational AutoStore system in just six months without any major infrastructure upgrades or operational downtime to install the system. Read more.
6. Dexory secures $165M in October 2025 to accelerate global expansion, application of AI
Dexory, a provider of real-time warehouse intelligence and autonomous systems, raised $165 million in Series C funding. The company combines autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), artificial intelligence, and digital twins. Read more.
5. Bridging the gap: Integrating AMRs into brownfield manufacturing environments
In the race to automate, many manufacturers find themselves caught between the promise of cutting-edge robotics and the physical realities of their decades-old facilities. Brownfield manufacturing spaces, or factories built long before automation was commonplace, pose a unique challenge to modernization. Read more.
4. How Chinese mobile robot vendors are going global
Over the past decade, the Chinese mobile robot sector has grown at an extraordinary pace, supported by booming e-commerce, increasing labor costs, and the government’s drive to accelerate automation. Read more.
3. Amazon testing Blue Jay robot to simplify warehouse operations
In fulfillment centers across the U.S., Amazon has been rolling out new technology that works with its employees to solve complex challenges, from delivery speed to sustainable AI. The company in October 2025 unveiled Blue Jay and Project Eluna, two developments it said build safer and more efficient workflows for its front-line employees. Read more.
2. Kardex shows new SnapVac grid cleaning robot, AutoStore 3D Engine
At PACK EXPO last month, Kardex debuted its SnapVac automated grid-cleaning robot and the AutoStore 3D Engine simulation tool. The company’s booth also included demonstrations and innovations from its growing product suite. Read more.
1. Robots resurgent in retail: Insights from Grocery Shop October 2025
Over a decade in the making, retail robots have long been striving to gain a foothold in the grocery store, leaving behind a trail of trials, pivots, and skeletons. You’d expect a thinning field by now; in reality, the opposite has happened. In October 2025, Grocery Shop had record attendance, a variety of robotic solutions, and even a standout winner, signaling a resurgence of robots in retail and a glimpse into what’s next. Read more.
