Voodoo Robotics Launches the Warehouse Workflow Lab: Free Diagnostics, Calculators, and Workflow Guides for the Warehouse and Manufacturing Community

PLANO, TX — August 11, 2026 — Voodoo Robotics, a leading innovator in wireless warehouse automation, today announced the launch of the Warehouse Workflow Lab, a free, vendor-neutral resource at workflows.voodoorobotics.com built for warehouse and manufacturing managers. The Lab helps operations teams find what is actually causing a workflow problem, compare practical ways to fix it, calculate the labor and space required, and plan a small test before buying anything — with every result showing the numbers and assumptions behind it.

“Most warehouse technology decisions start in the wrong place — with a product instead of a problem,” said Trevor Blumenau, CEO of Voodoo Robotics. “The Warehouse Workflow Lab starts with what workers actually do today. It helps a manager measure the real bottleneck, compare methods honestly, and run a small test before committing capital. We built it the way we wish every vendor resource were built: show the math, state the assumptions, and let the operator decide.”

Start with the Problem, Not the Product

The Lab opens with a guided diagnostic that takes about four minutes: choose the part of the warehouse where the problem is easiest to see, answer a few questions about what workers do today, and receive a recommended starting point. Twelve problem paths address the complaints managers mention most often — picking is too slow, picking errors are too high, missed carrier cutoffs, too much walking, aisle congestion, training takes too long, packing bottlenecks, inventory mismatches, peak overwhelm, and more. Each path shows what to look for, how to measure it, which causes to compare, and what to try this week.

Step-by-Step Guides for Every Core Workflow

The Lab covers the warehouse end to end with detailed workflow guides: receiving and inspection, putaway, replenishment, order picking (including discrete, batch, cluster, zone, pick-and-pass, wave versus waveless, and pick-to-cart methods), put walls, sorting and consolidation, packing and verification, staging and shipping, returns, cycle counting, kitting and assembly, line-side replenishment, and exception handling. Each guide explains when a method works, when it does not, what can go wrong, which numbers to watch, and how to run a small test.

Twelve Calculators That Show Their Work

A set of practical calculators and decision tools lets managers check an idea with their own numbers — including an order CSV analyzer, a picking-method selector, an ROI and payback calculator, a capacity and bottleneck model, a technology comparison tool, put wall and cart sizing, travel and search-time analysis, slotting affinity, error cost, a peak labor planner, and replenishment pick-face sizing. Every calculator explains each field, includes a worked example, and shows the math. Uploaded order files stay in the user’s browser and are never sent to a server.

Templates, Benchmarks, and a Transparent Methodology

The Lab also includes printable templates for observation and baseline data collection, industry benchmarks, side-by-side method comparisons, a plain-language glossary, and a published methodology explaining where the numbers come from. A disclosure page describes exactly how product recommendations are handled: the Lab recommends methods and math first, and identifies when light-directed technology is — and is not — the right fix.

Free for the Warehouse and Manufacturing Community

The Warehouse Workflow Lab is free to use, requires no registration, and is available immediately at workflows.voodoorobotics.com. It complements Voodoo Robotics’ existing resources, including the Developer Portal for technical documentation and the company’s library of open-source WMS and ERP integration code.

For more information or to schedule a demo, please call 972-914-8758 or contact Voodoo Robotics.