PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: AI-Powered Robotics
↓ ZeeBot. The new rack-climbing warehouse robot from Cainiao, an ecommerce logistics and technology provider, can climb up racking five stories high in as fast as 10 seconds. Designed to connect multiple operational links, ZeeBot can help warehouses move beyond point automation to AI-scheduled, end-to-end multi-robot collaboration. The solution also increases storage density, improving space utilization by 40%.
↓ Autopicker. The Autopicker from Brightpick is a multi-purpose robot that can automate a range of warehouse workflows, from picking and replenishment to sortation and buffering. Equipped with 3D vision and AI guidance, Autopickers can operate in darkness. In February 2026, Brightpick partnered with NAPA, a retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts, accessories, and service items, to deploy its automation technology across NAPA’s distribution centers and nationwide store network.
↓ NobleOne AI Platform. Turning the forklift into an intelligent system, NOBLELIFT’s NobleOne is an integrated AI forklift platform. Designed to optimize inventory flows, the platform provides operators with real-time insights, skills development, safety features, automation control, and performance optimization tools. NOBLELIFT collaborated with Gather AI, an intralogistics physical AI platform, incorporating Gather AI’s MHE Vision solution, an AI-driven camera system mounted on materials handling equipment.
↓ Corvus Trident. The new AI-powered device from Corvus Robotics gives warehouses a continuous record of every pallet movement from inbound receipt through putaway, replenishment, picking, and outbound shipment. Corvus Trident mounts directly on forklifts, reach trucks, and other materials handling equipment. Using onboard AI and industrial-grade scanning, it reads multiple barcodes simultaneously, tracks pallet and equipment movement in real time, and creates a continuous record of inventory movement. Flooring products distributor MSI Surfaces recently deployed Corvus Trident at its Orange, California, headquarters (pictured).
← Thruvision 81 Series. Equipped with advanced, AI-based concealed item detection, the 81 Series, the latest generation of Thruvision’s people screening technology, can help with loss prevention and ensure workplace safety at distribution and fulfillment centers. The machine is designed to quickly identify the shape, size, and location of concealed items on walking or stationary people.
→ Sereact Systems. Using Sereact Lens, Sereact robots autonomously pick up and place a wide variety of items with AI-based inventory monitoring. Each system generates data from real-world operations, which Sereact’s Cortex AI model learns from, reinforcing continuous self-improvement. Expanding their collaboration, AI robotics company Sereact and system integrator Syncore are planning to roll out more than 100 AI-powered robotic systems over the next few years, with a focus on returns handling.
← Jungheinrich EAC 212a AMR. Designed for high-lift tasks, the EAC 212a autonomous mobile robot from Jungheinrich transports pallets and stillages at floor storage locations, conveyor systems, and buffer lanes. Equipped with AI-based 3D pallet detection that identifies and handles load carriers, the system can ensure stable processes even when pallets are positioned manually and are not placed exactly at the intended location. It can also be integrated with automated storage and retrieval systems.
↓ SOFTBOT Platform. SVT Robotics’ SOFTBOT platform is a plug-and-play platform that makes robotics integrations up to 12 times faster than traditional custom coding setups. The tech-agnostic platform is now live in 30 DHL Supply Chain sites (one site pictured below) worldwide, with the contract logistics provider planning to expand it to more than 100 sites over the next three years. DHL Supply Chain has more than 8,000 collaborative robots active across its global operations and will use the platform’s real-time data access to scale logistics AI.
↓ Ocado IQ. Ocado Intelligent Automation (OIA) recently unveiled Ocado IQ, a cloud-based, AI-powered software that directs every pick, path, and priority from inbound to outbound. The system serves as the intelligence behind the company’s Chuck AMR and the pallet-moving Porter AMR (rendering below). Ocado IQ enables two intelligent pick modes—Sweep and TagTeam—to run concurrently across a site. This flexibility allows operations to optimize different zones based on product density, velocity, and layout.
