Pallets stand five racks high, cramped, dark and sci-fi eerie. Robotic cranes, guided by lasers and bar codes, retrieve the pallets while automatic dollies on a looped track wheel them to and from a web of scaffolding. No need for people in the catacombs of Matson Fruit’s cold storage warehouse in Selah, Washington, where electronics move inventory in tight quarters, staggering heights and near freezing environments with an efficiency way beyond that of a human. “People aren’t so good at it; computers are awesome at it,” said Jordan Matson, who oversees packing and shipping for the company. Matson Fruit is […]