Advancements in technology over the past several years have led to a rise in robotics and automation in the supply chain. More recently automated mobile robots, or AMRs, have been rising in popularity.

With e-commerce’s dramatic rise in popularity, how products are packed and shipped is becoming more and more important. Shipping costs for eaches can quickly eat away at your bottom line if you don’t monitor your dimensions.

Material handling is an essential part of supply chains around the world and is a vital part of our growing digital economy. This is why MHI worked with Oxford Economics to produce the first-ever Economic Impact Report. CLICK HERE to download the report today.

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Robotics and automation have quickly become the supply chain and manufacturing industries' top choice to update systems and increase productivity.   With smaller options now available, some robotics designers are adopting new philosophies: that these mobile robots are a tool to be used by employees, and should be designed as such.