# Warehouse automation trends with John Santagate

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2025-01-24
- Length: 54m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-01-24-warehouse-automation-trends-with-john-santagate
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/warehouse-automation-trends-with-john-santagate

## Summary

John Santagate, Senior Vice President of Robotics at Körber Supply Chain Software, discusses the state of warehouse automation, highlighting the continued growth of mobile robots and the emerging interest in trailer unloading and humanoid testing. The hosts also recap CES 2025, covering the Zook robotaxi, Unitree humanoids, and Oshkosh's automated vehicles, before analyzing major industry news including Intel's spin-out of RealSense and Symbotic's acquisition of Walmart's robotics division.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-01-24-warehouse-automation-trends-with-john-santagate#t=8) Introduction and CES 2025 Recap
- [2:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-01-24-warehouse-automation-trends-with-john-santagate#t=133) Zook Robotaxi Experience at CES
- [9:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-01-24-warehouse-automation-trends-with-john-santagate#t=576) CES Highlights: Humanoids and Oshkosh
- [12:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-01-24-warehouse-automation-trends-with-john-santagate#t=775) Intel Spins Out RealSense Division
- [19:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-01-24-warehouse-automation-trends-with-john-santagate#t=1175) Symbotic Acquires Walmart Robotics
- [27:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-01-24-warehouse-automation-trends-with-john-santagate#t=1632) Warehouse Automation Trends with John Santagate
- [38:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-01-24-warehouse-automation-trends-with-john-santagate#t=2312) AI, Integration, and Future Outlook

## Topics

- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Growth, exits & acquisitions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/growth-exits-and-acquisitions)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Körber Supply Chain Software (company)
- Zook (product)
- Intel (company)
- RealSense (product)
- Symbotic (company)
- Walmart (company)
- Alert Innovation (company)
- Unitree (company)
- Oshkosh (company)
- Waymo (company)
- Intuition Robotics (company)
- RightHand Robotics (company)
- Locust (company)
- Mercury Gate (company)

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