FedEx is installing robotic parcel sorting systems made by Yaskawa. That’s part of a wider push in the logistics industry toward increased technological investments. So far investments have been dominated by software and platform investments to tackle insurgent competitors such as Flexport. The logistics industry may be a useful source of growth for robotics firms as traditional manufacturing has entered a cyclical slowdown. Imports in Q1 rose by just 3.6% compared to a year earlier while shipments in April and May were unchanged due to disruptions caused by COVID-19. U.S. seabo...