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CEVA Logistics and Zalando deploy AI-powered robots for returns handling

· Source: container-news.com

In short

CEVA Logistics, Zalando and Sereact have launched AI-powered dual-arm robotic systems to automate fashion returns handling at logistics facilities in Greven, Germany, and Świebodzin, Poland. The robots run on Sereact's Cortex Physical AI platform, which can identify and grasp previously unseen items without SKU-specific training. Deployed under a Robotics-as-a-Service model, the initiative marks the first operational phase of a wider partnership to scale automated returns processing across Europe.

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Tags: robotics, returns, warehouse, automation, logistics, e-commerce

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