Robots, orchestration software and the operational reality behind automation claims.
The agreement gives Amazon worldwide access to AutoStore cube-storage systems, but AutoStore has said it includes no orders, volumes or deployment timetable.
Three stories shaping this desk
A JD.com–DexTeleop partnership puts TA-series machines on a supermarket floor for samples, restocking and shopper guidance, with further data collection planned in Beijing and Tianjin.
Zeta Smart Center Busan uses a goods-to-person grid, robotic picking for standard SKUs and staff for fragile items, with Ocado technology in deep freeze.
Simbe’s autonomous shelf scanner is now operating beyond a single Tesco supermarket, still as a limited trial rather than a national rollout.
Four unmanned shops opened together on Lei Street, shifting a robotics demo toward fleet-style restocking, exceptions and shared support.
JD.com says it will source robots from several manufacturers and build maintenance hubs so machines can run in sustained retail and logistics roles.
The grocery group is retaining WAMAS at many non-fully-automated full-range DCs rather than expanding Infios’s K.Motion after two trials.
