Every warehouse technology vendor in 2026 has an AI pitch. Self-driving forklifts, AI-powered voice picking, computer vision for compliance checking. The demos look impressive, but what is keeping warehouses from adopting AI and automation? According to Justin Griffith, CTO of StayLinked and a 22-year veteran of warehouse technology research, most of these technologies are stuck […]
MODEX 2026 occupied 4 million square feet at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, with 6,000 exhibitors showcasing everything from robotic forklifts to LIDAR-based biometric scanners. Brett Cooper and Richard Makerson from BlueFletch spent four days walking the floor and talking to warehouse managers to understand what vendors were selling versus what buyers were […]
RFID has been “the next big thing” in warehouse tracking for over a decade. The pitch has always been compelling: scan entire pallets in seconds, track inventory without line of sight, and eliminate manual scan errors. But the cost and complexity kept most mid-market operations on barcodes. That equation is shifting. Dan Quagliana, VP and […]
Every warehouse technology vendor has an AI story. The harder question for the IT and operations leaders evaluating those pitches is where to start with AI and automation in warehouses. Wes Coleman, Warehouse Industry Principal at Zebra Technologies, has spent his career answering that question for distribution centers, 3PLs, and manufacturing facilities. His advice on […]