More than 500,000 industrial robots were installed in 2021… an all-time high exceeding the previous record set in 2018 by 22%. According to the publishers of Modern Materials Handling & Logistics Management Magazine, of the 180 supply chain practitioners and business leaders surveyed, 92% answered that they were evaluating robotics use cases or plan to do so in the next two years.

Colliers Insight
Brewster Smith
“According to the publishers of Modern Materials Handling & Logistics Management Magazine, of the 180 supply chain practitioners and business leaders surveyed, 92% answered that they were evaluating robotics use cases or plan to do so in the next two years.”

Of that group, 74% answered they had robotics funding in place, in progress, or was not an issue. In this Industry Insights briefing, Colliers’ Supply Chain Solutions dives into four common types of warehouse automation and why companies need to be prepared.