News Summary

• FedEx has partnered with Berkshire Grey to develop robots that can take on repetitive, dangerous jobs for humans.
• Scoop is a bot designed for bulk package unloading, or removing large bundles of multiple parcels from a truck at once.
• FedEx will start rolling out these robots to its warehouses through a pilot program later this year.
• The company has locked in several partnerships (and conducted pilots) in recent years as it works toward automating more of its process in and outside the warehouse.
• The $84 billion company has landed on partnerships with robotics companies as the best approach to keep up with its peers in the race toward automation.