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Why is #automation so hard to scale in US manufacturing? The Financial Times nailed it today: despite the urgent need for automation, several hurdles make adoption difficult: ✅ Shortage of skilled labor ✅ Few domestic automation providers ✅ Long installation lead times ✅ High upfront costs These challenges are real. But here’s the bottom line: In high-cost labor markets like the US, automation is essential for global competitiveness. So what can we do? 1️⃣ 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 like Brightpick Subsidies, tax credits, and national initiatives – just like what China and South Korea are already doing. 2️⃣ 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 Remove duties on components used to build automation systems locally (or gradually increase tariffs over many years to encourage a build-up of domestic supply chains). 3️⃣ 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 With record-low unemployment, protecting jobs shouldn't mean blocking innovation. 4️⃣ 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐑&𝐃 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 Innovation often starts in academia – let’s empower it. 5️⃣ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Tax breaks or subsidized tuition for engineering students to build a future-ready workforce. What else would you add to this list? #innovation #technology

Yesterday at the Robotics Summit & Expo, I gave a talk on the current state of mobile manipulators – the most exciting (and fast-evolving) class of #robots in the industry. I covered: ✅ The form factors that define mobile manipulators ✅ Key #technology barriers that have recently been overcome ✅ Where we're seeing the earliest and strongest adoption across industries Sharing the presentation slides below for those of you exploring mobile manipulation. I’ll be diving deeper into these topics in the coming weeks – stay tuned. #innovation Eugene Demaitre Mike Oitzman Brianna Wessling Steve Crowe

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Running out of warehouse space doesn't mean running out of options. Most warehouses waste space on unused vertical height and wide aisles. Brightpick helps you store and ship more – while using less space. Here’s how: ✅ Go vertical: shelving up to 20 ft (6 m) ✅ Shrink aisles: just 3 ft (90 cm) wide ✅ Pick faster: in-aisle robotic picking speeds up fulfillment Stop paying for air. Use #automation to unlock your warehouse’s full potential. #logistics #supplychain

Big news from Tennessee! 🚀 Superior Communications, a leading US telecoms distributor, is installing 37 Brightpick Autopicker #robots at their distribution center. This fleet of multi-purpose robots will: ✅ Pick and buffer orders for screen protectors, phone cases, accessories, and telecom equipment ✅ Consolidate and dispatch shipments to retail stores ✅ Pick 4,000 items per hour and 88,000 items per day, supported by just 2-3 warehouse associates Phase 1 kicks off this summer with 19 Autopickers entering operation. After a successful evaluation, another 18 will follow 💪 “We are committed to delivering a faster and more reliable retail experience to our valued customers,” said Solomon Chen CEO of Superior Communications. “Working with Brightpick was an easy choice since there will be no disruption to our business model and we could purchase the solution via RaaS. The Autopickers will provide us with higher throughput and reduce our fulfillment costs.” #supplychain #logistics

Happy to announce that leading US telecoms distributor Superior Communications is rolling out Brightpick at their Tennessee distribution center 🚀 A fleet of 37 multi-purpose Autopicker #robots will handle all aspects of the fulfillment process, from picking and buffering orders to consolidating and dispatching shipments to retail stores. Once fully ramped, the 37 robots will handle >4000 picks per hour, delivering an impressive >100 pph per Autopicker❗ (with just 2-3 warehouse associates for support) The deployment will happen in two phases, starting with 19 Autopickers this summer. Huge thank you to Solomon Chen and the entire Superior team for trusting us with their operation! #innovation #technology

Curious how Europe's second largest pharmacy chain automated its fulfillment? Join Brightpick for an exclusive tour of the Dr.Max distribution center in Prague on May 21–23! 📦 Dr. Max, one of Europe's leading pharmacy chains, has fully automated its order picking and stock replenishment using Brightpick Autopicker robots. At their Prague facility, AI-driven robots now ensure high order accuracy, faster replenishment, and major labor savings. 📅 May 21–23 📍 Dr. Max Distribution Center, Prague 𝘓𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 – 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵.

Humanoids are all the hype now, but they’re only the flashiest members of a much larger robot family – mobile manipulators. Until recently, these #robots were stuck in R&D labs and pilot projects. Too expensive. Too rigid. Not quite ready for the messy realities of the real world. That’s changed. Thanks to rapid advances in AI, hardware, and mechanical design, mobile manipulators are finally crossing the chasm – from prototype to production. Next week at the Robotics Summit & Expo, I'll be diving into: 👉 the breakthroughs that made this leap possible 👉 why logistics is leading the charge in real-world adoption 👉 how mobile manipulators are already transforming live operations #innovation #robotics Eugene Demaitre Mike Oitzman Steve Crowe Brianna Wessling

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Time-to-deploy can have a huge impact on #automation ROI. Every extra day of implementation means missing out on cost savings, performance gains, and tying up capital that could be used elsewhere. So, what slows things down? 1️⃣ 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: how easily the automation software connects to your WMS. 2️⃣ 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: lead times from vendor. 3️⃣ 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬: floor flatness, electrical, fire safety. 4️⃣ 𝐎𝐧-𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: how difficult is the solution to install. One of the key advances mobile #robots like Brightpick have is they’re faster and easier to install. Shorter lead times. No fixed infrastructure. Minimal retrofitting. Lower complexity. In automation, speed of deployment = time to value = ROI #supplychain