Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.66
February 14, 2023
…fit in existing aisles. We created this system with micro-fulfillment in mind.” A typical Brightpick Autopicker fleet in a warehouse consists of 15 to 100 robots. The Brightpick Intuition software orchestrates and optimizes the entire fleet and fulfillment process. During seasonal peaks, operators can simply add more Autopickers to increase throughput, the company said. Brightpick Autopicker is available in two purchase models: robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) and capex (outright purchase). Several customers in the U.S. and Europe plan to roll it out in their warehouses in 2023, according to the company. “Our pilots with a 3PL, a large grocer and a smaller…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 33.68
February 07, 2023
…logistics service providers looking to invest in automation and micro-fulfillment centers. The company has named the service the Fabric Partner Elite Program, and customers can apply for it starting today. “The Fabric Partner Elite Program offers a cost-effective solution to improve customer experience, no matter the business model,” the company said in a press release today. “System integrators receive training to sell and support joint implementation efforts, referral partners get access to tools that accelerate mutual sales and deepen relationships, and OEMs can leverage Fabric’s technology to provide high-density storage and increased throughput to their clients at a competitive cost…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.26
February 06, 2023
…wide range of customer requirements and operations complemented by micro fulfillment centres distributed strategically across Saudi Arabia,” said Salah Taha, director of operations at Starlinks, in a statement. “Advanced automation and big data analytics enable us to better track and manage inventory, predict demand, and optimize routes for transportation thus helping us to increase efficiency, reduce operating cost and provide seamless services to our customers,” Taha added. “We are committed to driving further innovation in the logistics and supply chain industry in the region and reducing lead time to e-commerce shoppers.” Brian Lee, head of EMEA at Geek+, said, “We…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.34
January 31, 2023
…Mark Messina will speak as part of “The Automated Micro Fulfillment & Autonomous Routing” panel. Other experts on the panel will include executives from Davinci Micro, Koch Disruptive Technologies, and Wise Systems. The session will “discuss trends in autonomous micro-fulfillment and autonomous routing,” Addverb said. Addverb invests in U.S. market Addverb has spent the past year expanding its presence in the U.S. after Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. invested $132 million in the company and acquired a 54% stake in it. Messina was brought on in February 2022, and since then the company has opened a research and development center in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.18
January 26, 2023
…model where we own the robots and workstation to help companies start with a smaller footprint. We're investing in micro-fulfillment, bringing automation closer to consumers—not only in grocery, but also in other verticals.” “Another focus area is high-throughput, mega facilities with several million bins or SKUs served on a daily basis,” he said. “These installations are handling much higher volumes that in previous years, based on our omnichannel Router software. How can we reduce the amount of conveyors? Mobile robots are also attractive, since they offer flexibility and ease of installation.” “At the end of the day, flexibility and scalability…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.86
January 23, 2023
…at SoftBank Robotics, where he focused on technologies for micro-fulfillment centers in the 7,500 to 10,000 square foot range. Pallets of plants are moved by conveyor into the main grow area. Source: Jeff Fusco/Getty Images for Peerless Media. Optimizing automation According to Frankert, who joined the organization two years ago, Bowery Farming realized from the outset that software, technology, and automation Once plants are ready, they are harvested (top), and sorted and conveyed to packing (middle and bottom). Source: Jeff Fusco/Getty Images for Peerless Media. would be key to its success. If you look up photos of vertical farming, most…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.83
January 18, 2023
…pick, consolidate, and dispatch orders in large, small, and micro-fulfillment centers. The company claimed that its end-to-end system takes less than a month to deploy, enables warehouses to reduce their picking labor by 95%, and cuts costs for order fulfillment by half. Brightpick has been actively rolling out its warehouse automation in Europe, including with Rohlik Group, one of Europe’s largest online grocers, with over 10 million orders per year and 1 million customers. Rohlik recently used Brightpick to automate order fulfillment and dispatch in its Prague fulfillment center (see video at bottom of article). The company said it expects…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.72
January 05, 2023
…existing experience in e-commerce, grocery, food and beverage, and micro fulfillment, combined with the partnership with Velociti Alliance, will amply cover the entire gamut of industries,” he added. “Our unified solutions offer immediate benefits to our clients while paving the way for continued innovation.” “Velociti Alliance is excited to be moving ahead with Addverb to design integrated solutions for next-generation performance,” said David S. Driskill, CEO of Velociti Alliance North America Inc. “Our partnership combines world-class software and hardware into a unified solution, which will drive more profit to our clients' bottom line,” he noted. “Since both organizations have C-store…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.20
December 22, 2022
…height and 100 lb. in payload capacity. “Attabotics’ scalable micro-fulfillment system condenses traditional warehouse aisles into a single, vertical storage structure,” the company said in a recent release announcing the newest version of its Attabot. “Inside the structure, robotic shuttles move in three-dimensional space to store and deliver goods to workers on the perimeter that pick, pack, and ship modern commerce orders.” Murphy said Attabotics' system also addresses labor challenges and increases efficiency using software and data. The company has partnered with AltaML and the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute to better take advantage of AI and machine learning. Using these…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.85
December 09, 2022
…a tight time frame means more storage capacity. The micro-fulfillment trend is putting capacity closer to population centers and having a fast way of processing orders to consumers. The shift from brick and mortar has changed dramatically since COVID. I recently bought a couch, and I went to a store to see and feel it. I went to get rung up, and the associate mentioned a configuration tool on the store's website. I got on my phone and reconfigured the couch. The site told me to get some parts in store and others shipped. I got them bundled, which took…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.50
November 28, 2022
…process in general can be automated, with connections to micro-fulfillment centers or long last-mile deliveries. Last-mile delivery is still exciting to solve—and we're doing it with customers right now—but the core problem of first mile is important to customers and helps with scale. We're not tied down to first mile or last mile. For us, the technology is the same. This use case is real and has its own challenges, such as transitions between indoors and outdoors. Gatik is attempting to go fully autonomous for the middle mile, and Nuro is going for local deliveries, despite recent setbacks. We have…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.79
November 15, 2022
…Stern has a long legacy within the storage and micro-fulfillment industry. We are looking to learn from their experience and work together to offer creative solutions to their customers.” Addverb said it provides smart end-to-end warehouse and industrial automation and intralogistics solutions. The company said its extensive portfolio includes robots, material handling technologies, and software. It added that its fixed and flexible automation can help improve the performance and accuracy of warehouse and factory operations. Addverb's headquarters, manufacturing, and research and development facilities are in India, with global offices in Australia, Singapore, the Netherlands, the U.S., Germany, and the United…
