By 2025, over 4 million commercial robots will be installed in over 50,000 warehouses, up from just under 4,000 robotic warehouses in 2018, according to “Robotics in E-commerce Fulfillment,” a study produced by ABI Research, New York.

Robots shipped to North American companies in record numbers last year, according to a study released by Robotic Industries Association (RIA), Ann Arbor, Mich., in part with the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), Ann Arbor, Mich.

Honeywell, Morris Plains, N.J., announced a strategic collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., to advance artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic technologies to help distribution centers address rapid growth in e-commerce.

Advanced business use of robotic process automation (RPA) is expected to double in Europe by 2020, as companies seek to improve customer experience and streamline finance operations, according to new research from Information Services Group (ISG), Stamford, Conn.

The demand for robots and the supply of matured robotic solutions for the optimization of logistics processes have created a tipping point that, according to a new report from Tractica, Boulder, Colo., could lead to widespread acceptance and presence of robots in warehouses and logistics operations.

The global food robotics market will grow at a CAGR of 12.5% from 2017 to 2022 to reach $2,159.3 million by 2022, according to a report published by Meticulous Research, UK.

Robotic food manufacturing is a rising trend in the food industry. The ROBOTS Association, Switzerland, introduced six robotic applications in food processing.

Robots have either been part of popular culture and science fiction or have been the workhorses of industrial shop floors—that is until now.

While the co-bot market is small today, this sub-category will see extraordinary growth over the next 10 years, according to a report published by Loup Ventures, Minneapolis.