Inside Zebra’s Automation Strategy: AI, RFID & the Future of Smart Warehousing

Описание: What happens when AI, robotics, and RFID all converge under one roof? Zebra Technologies has the answer — and it’s transforming how warehouses and factories operate.

In this exclusive interview from Automate 2025, Jimmy Carroll (Tech B2B Marketing & co-host of the Manufacturing Matters podcast) sits down with Andy Zosel, SVP & GM of Zebra’s Intelligent Automation Group, to explore how the company is helping customers unlock smarter, more flexible automation.

Get the inside story on Zebra’s major acquisitions — Fetch Robotics, Adaptive Vision, Matrox, Photoneo — and how they’re using machine vision, AI, and edge data to build intelligent systems that scale. Whether you're a small manufacturer or a global enterprise, this conversation offers sharp insight into the real future of industrial automation.

🔍 What You’ll Learn:
How Zebra is turning IoT data into real-time decision automation
Why AI and visibility go hand-in-hand in warehouse optimization
What makes Zebra’s tech portfolio stand out in a crowded market
Predictions for AI, 3D vision, and smart robotics in the next 3 years

00:00 – Intro: Zebra’s presence at Automate 2025
00:54 – Inside Zebra’s acquisition strategy
01:52 – From digitization to automation: the mission
03:19 – Zebra’s tech differentiation: customer-first, application-specific
04:07 – Examples of innovation: 3D vision, AI, RFID
05:18 – End-to-end warehouse automation
06:10 – Why SMEs are next for automation
07:44 – Zebra’s take on AI, visibility & generative tools
09:20 – Using AI to lower the skill barrier
10:21 – AI + context = smart decision-making
11:03 – AI for ease of use, speed, and optimization
12:19 – Public perception of AI and Zebra’s philosophy
13:45 – Industry predictions: automation’s next breakthroughs