{"id":35540,"date":"2025-11-10T17:33:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T17:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=35540"},"modified":"2025-11-11T21:06:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T21:06:32","slug":"a-conversation-on-robotics-solving-problems-before-adding-tech","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/us\/news-insights\/articles\/a-conversation-on-robotics-solving-problems-before-adding-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"A Conversation on Robotics: Solving Problems Before Adding Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Conversation on Robotics: Solving Problems Before Adding Tech\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xwog6KnLnz4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW177468166 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177468166 BCX8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35557 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Graphic-for-supply-chain--300x300.png\" alt=\"Robot in a warehouse with a woman with headphones on and promoting a short video for Argon &amp; Co on automation\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Graphic-for-supply-chain--300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Graphic-for-supply-chain--1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Graphic-for-supply-chain--150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Graphic-for-supply-chain--768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Graphic-for-supply-chain--400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Graphic-for-supply-chain-.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>eCommerce is entering a new era of automation. From Amazon\u2019s million-strong robot fleet to smaller firms exploring their first steps \u2014 robotics is becoming mainstream. But success <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177468166 BCX8\">isn\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177468166 BCX8\"> about adopting technology; <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177468166 BCX8\">it\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177468166 BCX8\"> about solving the right problems. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW177468166 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177468166 BCX8\">See what Bryan Frank and<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW177468166 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177468166 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW177468166 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/steve-mulaik-6424b2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW177468166 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177468166 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Steve Mulaik<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW177468166 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177468166 BCX8\"> d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW177468166 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177468166 BCX8\">iscuss on the topic.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>To see if we can help your organization, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/us\/supply_chain_consultants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reach out here to our team.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":35541,"template":"","categories":[143],"class_list":["post-35540","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Conversation on Robotics: Solving Problems Before Adding Tech - Argon &amp; Co<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/us\/news-insights\/articles\/a-conversation-on-robotics-solving-problems-before-adding-tech\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Conversation on Robotics: Solving Problems Before Adding Tech - Argon &amp; Co\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"eCommerce is entering a new era of automation. 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