Japanese builder Taisei and industrial-robot maker Fanuc have developed an AI-driven automated warehouse that doubles storage capacity versus traditional facilities. The system uses Fanuc's physical AI to enable robots to identify and accurately pick mixed-SKU pallets with varying sizes and shapes, automating loading and unloading across different-sized goods where previously single-SKU pallets or manual handling were needed. The developers say the warehouse could help ease the logistics sector'

Japanese builder Taisei and industrial-robot maker Fanuc have developed an AI-driven automated warehouse that doubles storage capacity versus traditional facilities. The system uses Fanuc's physical AI to enable robots to identify and accurately pick mixed-SKU pallets with varying sizes and shapes, automating loading and unloading across different-sized goods where previously single-SKU pallets or manual handling were needed. The developers say the warehouse could help ease the logistics sector's chronic driver shortage and enable denser, space-saving facilities closer to consumers, reducing last-mile delivery pressure.