Flexport fires up new automated fulfillment center outside Chicago with warehouse robots
garrytan · x · 2026-10-13
Flexport has launched its newest automated fulfillment center just outside Chicago, putting warehouse robots into live operation. Y Combinator president Garry Tan amplified the news as a sign that warehouse automation is arriving at scale.
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