Supply Chain & Fulfillment Monday, September 28, 2026

Warehouse robotics shift from pilots to production scale

Amazon and DHL Supply Chain have moved autonomous mobile robots from pilot programs to production-scale deployment, with Amazon unveiling next-generation hardware for fragile item handling and European expansion.

The numbers

500 million DHL Supply Chain robot-enabled picks using autonomous mobile robots
15 European sites for STARK robotic tote-handling system expansion
7% Warehouse automation order intake growth year-on-year in 2025
26% Warehouse sites globally with meaningful automation by 2027
USD 12.52 billion Global warehouse robotics market value in 2025

Sources

nextmsc.com

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