Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.83
March 07, 2019
…their next best moves, including turning to third-party logistics (3PL) providers for help. Peerless Research Group’s (PRG) annual survey, conducted in January of 2019, found that 32% of respondents were proceeding with investments given the state of the economy, down from a 42% response to the same question last year. That 32% level is more in line with the 35% for the “proceeding with investments” response in 2017 and above the 28% in 2016. 2019 Respondent Demographics Peerless Research Group’s (PRG) e-mail survey questionnaire was sent to readers of Logistics Management and Modern Materials Handling in December 2018 and January…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.82
October 14, 2022
Earlier this month, Smart Robotics launched its “newly engineered” Smart Parcel Picker, building on its product line of pick-and-place systems. “This picking robot is designed to depalletize and unload an array of containers with parcels, varying in size, surface material, and weight,” the company wrote in a blog post. “The Smart Parcel Picker is able to do this at business case-friendly throughput and performance – replacing physically straining and repetitive work for warehouse employees at times that the industry is also experiencing growing labor shortages.” The Eindhoven, Netherlands-based company said the picker can be integrated into existing warehouse management systems…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.77
November 12, 2021
…solutions CEVA Logistics is a global third-party logistics provider (3PL) with more than 78,000 employees working across 10 regional clusters around the world. The Marseille, France-based company serves sectors including automotive, retail, energy, healthcare, industrial, and aerospace. It has also worked with Locus Robotics and Berkshire Grey robots. CEVA was looking for innovative automation to better serve its Australian clients. With upwards of 500,000 sq. m (5.3 million sq. ft.) of warehouse space and 1,350 employees, the logistics provider's site in Australia is one of the largest warehouses in the southern hemisphere. When a leading online shoe store experienced rapid…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.76
October 25, 2024
…from a small operation in the back of a 3PL warehouse to a global robotic systems vendor. The company provides its person-to-goods autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and software through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) business model. Projected on the wall inside and outside its Demonstration Center was an all-time pick counter, which started the day around 3.99 billion. With upwards of 200,000 picks being performed per hour, Locus employees anticipated their four billionth pick would occur before the end of the week, celebrating the milestone alongside the grand opening of their new facility. Locus Robotics celebrated its three billionth pick earlier this…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.61
August 25, 2022
…at an Indiana site. The global third-party logistics provider (3PL) implemented autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to support its workers for a complex picking process. Since then, the LocusBots have improved productivity, flexibility, and agility, said the partners. LocusBots help GEODIS e-commerce warehouses efficiently manage order picking and inventory replenishment, significantly increasing throughput to speed delivery processes, said Locus. The AMRs significantly reduce unproductive walking time, eliminate the need for people to maneuver heavy manual carts through warehouses, lower the physical demands on employees, and improve workplace ergonomics and quality, it said. In addition, GEODIS said the robots reduce tedious, repetitive…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.61
July 18, 2022
…around since 2020. The company said it provides “frictionless 3PL warehousing and fulfillment capacity by leveraging marketplace style technology and AI.” It said its platform was designed to give suppliers and shippers a streamlined platform. “Our platform was not designed to replace people, but rather to save them time and money with AI-driven efficiencies,” popcacacity said on its website. “We are focused on identifying the best partners based on specific criteria while leveraging the relationship and knowledge our team has developed over the years.” “We take every opportunity we can to influence our partners with technology,” said Matt Fain, CEO…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.57
February 12, 2019
…That’s how many units GEODIS, the global third-party logistics (3PL) provider, had picked to a fleet of mobile collaborative robots (Locus Robotics, locusrobotics.com) as of mid-December 2018. 175 and counting. That’s the number of cobots GEODIS had deployed across its North American facilities as of that date. 2x. That’s the productivity improvements that GEODIS realized since it first deployed a fleet of 21 bots in a facility outside of Indianapolis in January 2018 following a three-month pilot, according to Alan McDonald, senior director of continuous improvement, and Kevin Stock, the senior vice president of engineering. From left: Kevin Stock, senior…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.56
April 04, 2023
…Concordance has experts dedicated to emergency preparedness, third-party logistics (3PL), and reverse logistics. It integrated LocusBots with its warehouse distribution network. The companies said the robots provide a scalable and flexible way to optimize productivity in the order-fulfillment process by significantly increasing throughput and lowering order cycle times. The LocusBots can reduce unproductive walking time, eliminate maneuvering heavy manual carts through warehouses, and reduce the overall physical demands on employees, said Locus. In addition, the supplier said its AMRs can improve ergonomics and overall workplace quality. Following the initial deployment at its warehouse in Tiffin, Ohio, Concordance is now in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.55
August 02, 2018
…maintenance further contributes to the industry demand. The expanding 3PL sector globally is expected to witness a CAGR of over 6% in the material handling equipment market. The increasing complexity of supply chains is compelling businesses to turn towards 3PL service providers to ensure smooth and efficient operations. 3PL service providers are focusing on real-time systems for enhanced visibility. Furthermore, the flourishing durable manufacturing sector in countries including India and China is providing impetus to the market. The growing durable manufacturing industry adopting the latest technologies for production in countries including France and Germany will surge the demand for the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.51
March 25, 2021
…through 2023, has created unprecedented demand for third-party logistics (3PL). It has accelerated Cargo Cove's initiative to use technology like inVia's to provide comprehensive analytics and maximized efficiency to its e-commerce customers. Southern California-based inVia Robotics was founded in 2015 and offers goods-to-person systems in a Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) model. inVia Logic uses AI to optimize workflow inVia Logic's proprietary algorithms are designed to determine the optimal placement of inventory and dynamic labor assignments. Artificial intelligence is used to map a customer's warehouse and calculate the most efficient paths for moving goods through the fulfillment process, as well as the ideal…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.50
January 14, 2020
…to improve productivity and efficiency for shared retail and 3PL customers, as well as establish HighJump as a licensed retailer of Locus’s autonomous, multi-robot solution for warehouse fulfillment, too. HighJump and Körber Logistics Systems Vice President Robotics John Santagate explained that there were various drivers for this strategic partnership. “We are building a business practice around autonomous mobile robots (AMR),” he said. “As we build out the ecosystem of partnerships, we see Locus Robotics as a key element in our strategy to deliver AMR enabled fulfillment for our ecommerce and retail customers. Overall, the need to build the practice comes…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.49
July 07, 2022
…intelligence to help e-commerce businesses and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) optimize material flow across fulfillment centers. The company claimed that its systems can increase productivity up to fivefold and accuracy rates to 99.9%—at a fraction of the cost of traditional automation. Traffic Quality Index extends to robots, workers inVia Robotics said its optimization algorithms calculate the most efficient routes for human pickers to retrieve goods. They assign orders based on SKU proximity, limiting the number of trips people make to the same aisle. The company said Total Quality Index (TQI) enhances inVia Logic by predicting the movements required to fulfill…
