In a bid to handle the increasing volume of e - commerce and the increasing pressure it puts on companies , Chinese logistics firms are using more robots in their warehouses . meanwhile , a logistics firm backed by Alibaba , recently reported that it has introduced robots into their warehouses in Tianjin and elsewhere . This move is being implemented by competitor JD.com in a move that looks like see increasing technological redundancies in China .
In a bid to handle the increasing volume of e-commerce and the resulting pressure it puts on companies, Chinese logistics firms are using more robots in their warehouses. Cainaio, a logistics firm backed by Alibaba, recently reported that it has introduced robots into their warehouses in Tianjin and Guangzhou. This move is being matched by competitor JD.com in a move that will like see increasing warehouse redundancies in China.