Warehouse Automation Solutions: Robots, ASRS & Software

Warehouse automation uses robots, storage systems, conveyors and software to move, store, pick and ship goods with less manual handling, aiming at safer work, steadier throughput and better accuracy.

According to Boston Dynamics, Stretch is a mobile manipulator that unloads floor-loaded trailers and containers and builds palletized orders. It has a pallet-sized footprint and a gripper for cases up to 50 pounds, and the company says it can be installed in days within existing infrastructure. Spot is offered for facility inspection.

AMRs are flexible robots that navigate freely and can be added gradually. An AS/RS is a fixed or grid-based storage system, often denser and faster but with more upfront design and cost. Many sites combine both.

Start with the problem (labor, safety, throughput or accuracy), measure volumes and product mix, check integration with your WMS, ask for references at similar sites and pilot before scaling. Vendor performance claims are not independent benchmarks.

Links were checked in October 2026. Vendor descriptions follow each vendor's own public pages and are not independent benchmarks; performance figures, availability and ownership change often, so confirm with the vendor. Sites that block automated checks are kept and may need a manual click.