EPISODE · May 19, 2026 · 8 MIN
How a Warehouse Robot Startup Outran the Giants
from The Robotics Podcast with Fexingo: Autonomous Systems, Industrial Robots, and Hardware · host Fexingo
In the premiere episode of The Robotics Podcast, hosts Lucas and Luna drill into the story of RightHand Robotics — a Boston-based startup that quietly became the market leader in piece-picking robots for warehouses. They break down the specific numbers: the company's pick rate of 1,400 items per hour, the 30,000-plus SKUs its robots can handle, and the strategic pivot that left Amazon Robotics and Berkshire Grey playing catch-up. Lucas explains why 'gripper fragmentation' is the dirty secret of warehouse automation, and Luna pushes back on whether startups can really outlast a giant like Amazon. The conversation reveals what it actually takes to win in industrial robotics: not the flashiest AI, but the hardest hardware problem nobody wanted to touch. By the end, listeners will understand the one metric that matters in warehouse robotics and why the next five years could reshape global logistics. #RightHandRobotics #WarehouseAutomation #IndustrialRobots #PiecePicking #LogisticsTech #AmazonRobotics #BerkshireGrey #GripperTechnology #StartupVsGiant #RoboticsPodcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Technology #Automation #SupplyChain #BostonRobotics #HardwareStartups #FutureOfWarehousing Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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