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 ...

As FedEx Corp. and UPS Inc. beef up automation to keep pace with surging e-commerce and a potential threat from Amazon.com, they’ve been stumped at a crucial stage: loading and unloading trucks. Robot ...

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 ...

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) is preparing to step up its automation push as part of a broader effort to lift profitability, according to people familiar ...