Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.26
October 04, 2022
…It is also the official fulfillment network partner of Shopify and is rapidly scaling a network of warehouses across the U.S. to meet growing demand from online retailers. “Working with Shopify at the launch of its fulfillment network showed us we could scale with our WMS,” said Barnett. “It and other Fortune 100 companies pushed us to make our products better. Our mission is to drive the cost of fulfillment down.” “To get through this economy with lower-margin products, inVia can help merchants push through that volume,” she said. “This helps the whole chain and allows merchants to get fast…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.17
December 14, 2021
…Rylan Hamilton were previously executives at Kiva Systems (now Amazon Robotics). 6RS is now part of global commerce company Shopify Inc. The company's Chuck robots are operating in more than 20 facilities in the U.S., Canada and Europe, fulfilling millions of units each week for companies including Lockheed Martin, CSAT Solutions, ACT Fulfillment, DHL, XPO Logistics, and Office Depot.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.46
May 12, 2023
…AMR users faced more uncertainty with the news of Shopify Inc.'s layoffs and sale of 6 River Systems to Ocado Group PLC. According to industry observers, relatively few mobile robot suppliers are profitable, but most agreed that Locus is one of them. DHL Supply Chain said it plans to deploy Locus Origin robots across its global network of warehouses and distribution centers. The companies claimed that it is one of the industry's biggest AMR deals to date, growing from nearly 4,000 robots since 2021. DHL seeks select robot providers As a major third-party logistics provider (3PL), DHL works with several…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.40
January 13, 2023
…installed a WMS [warehouse management system], and created our SVT/Shopify robotics store. [Editor's note: Shopify acquired 6RS in 2019.] We bought boxes of ramen and put them on the shelves. Now, when someone gets a 6RS demo, they can place an order, and next thing you know, the robots are moving. They can help pick it, and the visitor can get an e-mail that the order is complete. A customer can see all the workflows, ending with the picked order and confirmation. We're showing this experience from the consumer point of view all the way through. Some e-commerce companies tell…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.13
March 15, 2023
…picking reach beyond AMRs Jerome Dubois, vice president of Shopify Logistics, told Robotics 24/7 that the app helps address some of the limitations that come up with using an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) to pick items. For instance, mobile robots can’t hold products of all sizes, and they are limited in the areas they can navigate. “We know within our existing system and existing install base and our existing customer use cases that oftentimes there are less than ideal environments for our [AMRs] to be running in,” he said. “Aisles can be too narrow, or customers are using man-up or…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.84
January 08, 2020
…Automated Packaging Systems Hyster-Yale Group to collaborate with Honeywell Shopify acquires 6 River Systems Dematic announces strategic partnership with OPEX Locus Robotics announces technology collaboration partnership with RightHand Robotics After acquiring MHS in 2017, THL acquires AutoStore GreyOrange partners with eight supply chain industry leaders in the United States Tompkins Robotics partners with Bastian Solutions Research and economy Robotic unit orders show growth over last year CBRE report: Online returns expected to total $37 billion for 2018 holiday season Deloitte industrial manufacturing outlook tracks digitalization’s steady march North American robotics orders to non-automotive companies surge to new records BDO Survey:…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.57
March 05, 2020
…collaborative warehouse solutions and subsidiary of multi-channel commerce platform Shopify, said today that it has rolled out various enhancements to Chuck, its collaborative mobile robot. 6RS officials explained that the company’s solution is able to manage the entire fulfillment workflow, ranging from putaway to picking, sorting, and packing. And they added that the new improvements to its order allocation algorithm and organizations to batch, zone, and other picking methodologies focus on cutting down on associate walking in the warehouse, coupled with new modular and larger multi-level workspaces, help to make Chuck “the most flexible collaborative mobile robot in the industry.”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.55
May 06, 2022
…a very concise and precise way,” he said. VandenBrook said interoperability is “critical” as companies such as Amazon and Shopify continue to invest billions to build up fulfillment centers. “As an ecosystem, clients are going to demand the best point solution for their operation in order to give them a competitive advantage in the marketplace,” he said. “I don’t see that changing in the future.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.44
January 18, 2022
…chain process. Guest speakers and panelists included Mike Rowe, Shopify President, Harley Finkelstein, and Adapt or Die author, Jeremy Bodenhamer. Sessions covered everything from customer case studies, to new feature enhancements to the 6 River Systems wall-to-wall fulfillment solution, to virtual networking opportunities. In short, FLOW 2021 had (and, thanks to exclusive access through the link below, has) something for anyone looking for ideas on how they might improve their supply chain or fulfillment operations. View more: FLOW 2021 sessions SPARK Matrix Report: Autonomous Mobile Robots, 2021 Why it made the list: In addition to the well-documented labor crunch, McKinsey…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.82
September 27, 2022
…Chuck AMR fulfills millions of units each week for companies including GXO, Tagg Logistics, Crocs, DHL, and Office Depot. Shopify Inc. acquired the company in 2019.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.12
June 24, 2023
…but the central banks will have to see. Was Shopify's sale of mobile robot company 6 River Systems to Ocado (itself said to be up for purchase by Amazon.com) a sign of weakness in certain segments? Sharma: Supply chain issues were a big problem during the pandemic, as well as high demand from consumers. Home delivery had become critical, and then there were shortages on the worker side. You'd think that supply chains and warehousing would already be automated, but at least 50% in the U.S. is largely manual. Coupled with e-commerce demand and worker shortages, you'll have serious problems.…
