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Hyundai Motor Group has opened a heavily automated facility in Singapore that will play a crucial role in its electrification strategy, deploying robotics and new production methods.

UPS Inc. just opened its largest warehouse, and plans to fill the $79 million facility with more than 3,000 robots by next year to handle tasks like lifting and reduce the need for manual labor.

Amazon.com Inc. says it’s testing two new technologies to increase automation in its warehouses, including a trial of a humanoid robot.

As labor shortages persist, a French robotics company called Exotec, with North American headquarters in Atlanta, is seeing strong demand for its autonomous warehouse robots.

A tight labor market along with advances in warehouse robotics are the top reasons operators are beginning to make larger investments in automation.

Walmart Inc. is betting on greater supply chain automation and hinting that a recent investment binge might lift profit beyond the retailer’s stated long-term goals.

Walmart Inc. is cutting staffing levels at some e-commerce fulfillment centers in the U.S. as the nation’s largest private-sector employer steps up investment in automation.

The White House’s supply chain envoy said the ports and logistics industry must move toward automation, a sticking point in protracted contract talks between U.S. West Coast dockworkers and their employers.

Houston Vaughn, President and COO of P&S Transportation will join Tom McLeod, President and CEO of McLeod Software, to share examples and insights on how the powerful combination of automation and business intelligence can make a big difference every day in a trucking company’s operations.