SoftBank Group and Symbotic establish “warehouse-as-a-service” joint venture
July 24, 2023
Joint venture, GreenBox, aims to expand access to Symbotic warehouse automation systems to broad range of customers through new “as a service” offering.
SB Logistics moves toward lights-out warehouse
September 14, 2021
In Ichikawa City, Chiba, Japan, SB Logistics has implemented robotic systems for piece-picking and packing, along with automated storage and retrieval, conveyance and sortation. These are big steps toward a fully autonomous warehouse.
Inside SP Logistics: Taking robotics to a new level
September 14, 2021
SB Logistics’ facility uses a goods-to-robot automated picking and packing solution to provide same-day and next-day service to the city of Tokyo.
SoftBank to acquire 40% of AutoStore
April 6, 2021
SoftBank to acquire 40% of AutoStore for $2.8 billion. AutoStore currently has a global blue-chip customer base with more than 600 installations and 20,000 robots across 35 countries.