United Parcel Service Inc. will invest $120 million in 400 robots used to unload trucks, according to people familiar with the matter, revealing new details on the logistics giant’s $9 billion ...

UPS will invest about $120 million to buy 400 truck-unloading robots from Pickle Robot Co., adding detail to its $9 billion automation plan aimed at cutting labor costs. The robots can unload trucks ...

United Parcel Service (UPS) says it is investing $120 million to purchase 400 robots that will unload its delivery trucks as part of a broader $9 billion automation initiative. Management at UPS says ...

Pickle Robot’s technology consists of a robotic arm mounted on a mobile base that can enter shipping containers, lift boxes weighing up to 50 pounds using suction, and place them onto conveyor belts.

Founded by MIT alumni, the Pickle Robot Company has developed machines that can autonomously load and unload trucks inside warehouses and logistic centers. There are some jobs human bodies just ...