One-armed robot uses generative AI to unload 1,500 boxes an hour in extreme heat

Image courtesy of The Pickle Robot Company. Article by Neetika Walter. Interesting Engineering – December 5, 2025.

Humans have long struggled with one of logistics’ most punishing jobs: unloading scorching trailers packed with heavy boxes. The work is exhausting, repetitive, and injury-prone. Now, robots are stepping in. The Pickle Robot Company’s AI-powered, one-armed machines can autonomously unload trucks, lifting boxes up to 50 pounds and feeding them onto conveyor belts. […]

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