Winners of 2025 MHI Innovation and Startup Awards announced

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- 27 Mar 2025 ( #1223 ) - Chicago, IL, United States
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2025 MHI Innovation and Startup Awards announced
2025 MHI Innovation and Startup Awards announced

MHI, an international trade association representing the material handling, logistics and supply chain industry, has announced the winners of the 2025 MHI Innovation and Startup Awards.

Celebrating solutions that shape the future of the material handling and supply chain industry, the awards were announced on March 19 at MHI’s Industry Night at ProMat 2025.

A judging panel comprised of industry professionals evaluated 234 submissions from ProMat 2025 attendees to identify three finalists in each of the following categories: Best New Innovation, Best Innovation of an Existing Product, Best IT Innovation, and Best Innovation in Sustainability.

The 2025 MHI Innovation Award winners are:

  • Best New Innovation - Anyware Robotics
  • Best Innovation of an Existing Product – Concentric, LLC
  • Best IT Innovation – Fidus Global
  • Best Innovation in Sustainability – GRI Inc.

In addition to these awards, the MHI StartUp Award was also announced as Freespace Robotics.

This winner was selected from the companies who were featured in the ProMat 2025 StartUp Pavilion, a specialized area on the ProMat show floor where companies showcase emerging supply chain tech.

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