Handheld barcode scanners are so commonplace now they’re even attached to automated checkout kiosks to quickly scan that 30-lb. bag of dog food in the shopping cart and go on to the next errand.

Zebra Technologies has landed a contract with the U.S. Postal Service worth more than a half-billion dollars. The Lincolnshire-based maker of bar-code scanners will supply more than 300,000 of the ...

Nearly every company across every industry is looking for new ways to minimize human contact, cut costs and address the labor crunch in repetitive and dangerous jobs. WSJ explores why many are looking ...