XPO to deploy 5,000 robots in its warehouses

XPO Logistics is to deploy 5,000 "intelligent robots" throughout its logistics sites in North America and Europe. The robots, designed to "collaborate with humans", will supplement XPO's existing workforce and support future growth, said the company in statement. XPO has a strategic partnership with robotics manufacturer GreyOrange that makes XPO the exclusive logistics provider for use of its robots in North America, the UK and eight other European countries. Bradley Jacobs, chief executive officer of XPO Logistics, said, "We've developed our logistics technology to integrate the latest intelligent automation and adapt it at lightning speed. This allows us to dramatically improve fulfillment time and cut costs. "The addition of 5,000 collaborative robots will make our logistics operations safer and more productive in picking, packing and sortation.