# AI in Warehousing: Akash Gupta's vision for the future

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2026-06-12
- Length: 1h 13m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-06-12-ai-in-warehousing-akash-guptas-vision-for-the-future
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/ai-in-warehousing-akash-guptas

## Summary

Akash Gupta, CEO and co-founder of GreyOrange, explains the company's strategic pivot from manufacturing AMRs to becoming a pure-play software provider for warehouse orchestration. He details how GreyMatter uses AI and machine learning to optimize fulfillment outcomes rather than just robotic uptime, integrating with various hardware vendors through a certification program. The discussion covers the development of digital twins, predictive analytics, and the use of large language models to enable intent-based warehouse management.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-06-12-ai-in-warehousing-akash-guptas-vision-for-the-future#t=0) Introduction and Sponsor Read
- [3:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-06-12-ai-in-warehousing-akash-guptas-vision-for-the-future#t=216) Industry News: SpaceX, Robotics Commission, and Drone Delivery
- [18:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-06-12-ai-in-warehousing-akash-guptas-vision-for-the-future#t=1116) GreyOrange's Pivot from Hardware to Software
- [25:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-06-12-ai-in-warehousing-akash-guptas-vision-for-the-future#t=1543) Decoupling Software and Hardware Strategy
- [31:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-06-12-ai-in-warehousing-akash-guptas-vision-for-the-future#t=1913) AI Applications: Machine Learning and LLMs
- [45:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-06-12-ai-in-warehousing-akash-guptas-vision-for-the-future#t=2716) Engineering Process and AI Integration
- [50:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-06-12-ai-in-warehousing-akash-guptas-vision-for-the-future#t=3000) Digital Twins and Predictive Analytics
- [1:00:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-06-12-ai-in-warehousing-akash-guptas-vision-for-the-future#t=3606) Hardware Integration and Standardization

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- GreyOrange (company)
- GreyMatter (product)
- SpaceX (company)
- Wing (company)
- Edgebot (company)
- VDA 5005 (other)

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