New research from Interact Analysis, UK, shows huge potential growth in the importance of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), specifically in order fulfillment applications.

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), Boulder, Colo., released a report that evaluates how mobility ecosystems are evolving in China, India and the United States.

Only 20% of enterprises have visibility into the performance of mobile solutions used by their mobile workforce, uncovering a lack of battery management among enterprises, according to a study conducted by VDC Research, Natick, Mass.

New technologies like mobile workforce management platforms can increase food and beverage distributors’ success by capturing and analyzing data.

Scanbuy, Inc., a New York-based provider of advanced QR Code mobile technology services that include SmartLabel capabilities, and Kezzler, a Boston-based business services company for product serialization, tracking and tracing announced a strategic partnership that will bring Internet of Packaging (IoP) to SmartLabel.

Scandit, San Francisco, launched the barcode scanner software development kit (SDK) 5.0, which provides retail, manufacturing and supply chain enterprises with the speed and performance necessary to replace dedicated barcode scanners and mobile computers.

Zebra Technologies Corp., Lincolnshire, Ill., collaborated with Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions, Chicago, and ARM, UK, to offer what is said to be the next-generation food safety solution.

A report produced by ABI Research predicts enterprise wearable scanner shipments will reach nearly 22 million by 2021, increasing from just 7 million in 2016.

Smartphones and tablets now account for 72% of online searches that result in a visit to a food and beverage website, the greatest of any of the sectors analyzed in a new study of mobile search activity by Hitwise, a New York-based division of Connexity.