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Brett Cooper sits down with Joe Leucht of Hardesty Technologies (formerly Barcode Depot) to break down what's actually changing on the warehouse floor. 

Joe has spent nearly 20 years in data capture and reseller channels, and he goes deep on why green screen terminals refuse to die, how tablets are replacing RF guns and VMUs, the real cost of lost devices, and where AI, voice, and robots are headed over the next five years.

→ Hardesty Technologies rebranded from Barcode Depot to reflect its shift into Android, software, and emerging tech
→ Green screens aren't dying because they stopped working. They're dying because younger frontline workers expect touchscreens
→ Tablets are taking over two spaces: floor manager dashboards and forklift-mounted VMU replacements
→ Honeywell's new tablet/VMU hybrid mount signals where vehicle-mount hardware is headed
→ Virtual lockers (smart charging cradles) are replacing bulky locker systems for device accountability
→ AI-driven voice picking is getting more conversational and pairing with vision/camera systems
→ Robots won't replace frontline workers. They're bridging old systems into "rocket ships"