As material movement shifts from people to automated vehicles, manufacturers are running into a challenge many didn’t anticipate: stranded inventory. In traditional, human‑driven workflows, material handling teams spot issues and use their judgment to adapt. If a cart breaks, a path is blocked, or a process stalls, a person can reroute, carry the inventory manually, or communicate the disruption and find an alternate way to move the […]
Do you know where your mobile robots are right now? If you don’t, it’s only a matter of time before disaster hits. In a large facility, finding stalled robots can be time-consuming, and without alerts, you may not even know it’s happened. And when robots stall, production stalls with them. If this scenario sounds familiar, it’s a strong indicator that […]
Uncertainty defined much of 2025 for manufacturers, and rather than racing ahead with new investments, many teams paused to reassess what was actually delivering value and what wasn’t. In 2026, that hesitation is giving way to a more deliberate mindset. Teams are moving forward with sharper priorities, clearer expectations, and a stronger focus on outcomes over experimentation. As […]
