ProMach, Cincinnati, acquired Quest Industrial, a Monroe, Wis.-based provider of robotic integration solutions, to enhance ProMach’s robust robotics support competencies and strengthen its integrated solutions capabilities for a wide range of applications.

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.

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.

DeviceBits unveiled its latest white paper, which addresses the three main ingredients for successful customer service—AI, digital self-support materials and the right platform to deliver these in the right customer experience.

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

Matrix Design, LLC, South Elgin, Ill., announced the start of construction on its new facility in Bartlett, Ill., situated about 10 minutes east of South Elgin.

The global food robotics market is estimated at $1.37 billion in 2017, and is projected to reach $2.5 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 12.80% during the forecast period, according to a report published by MarketsandMarkets, New York.