Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.53
March 25, 2021
inVia Robotics Inc., which provides warehouse automation for e-commerce, yesterday announced that Cargo Cove Fulfillment has chosen inVia's optimization software to accelerate digital transformation in its facility in Jacksonville, Fla. Cargo Cove will take a phased approach to automation. First, it will first deploy inVia PickMate to direct workers along the most efficient routes through the warehouse to take products from inventory to pack out. Later this year, Cargo Cove will add inVia Picker autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to augment existing labor and further increase productivity and accuracy rates. Cargo Cove is a full-service logistics company, providing everything from same-day…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.49
March 31, 2022
ATLANTA—Among the themes emerging from MODEX 2022 here this week is the need for supply chain operators to orchestrate both people and robots. Conveyco Technologies Inc. said its RightFIT analytics and Go-Fer Bot can make order fulfillment more agile. “With RightFIT's seven-step methodology, we can look at labor and order-picking processes,” said Ed Romaine, vice president of marketing and business development at Conveyco. “In one LaborRxFIT use case, a customer was able to reduce labor by 80% for decanting and case cutting.” “In fact, that's a dangerous task. With three robots, the customer was able to improve consistency and put…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.49
May 29, 2024
Fulfillment software platform provider Roboteon has recently announced the addition of new capabilities to its multi-function Innovation Lab near San Jose, Calif. The 3,000 square foot lab, located a few minutes from the San Jose airport, features Roboteon’s Robotics Fulfillment Platform software working with different types of robotics and hardware systems from a variety of vendors. Roboteon said its platform can help companies achieve success with their investments in warehouse robotics. The lab supports demonstrations of different applications and use cases. Those applications include: Basic warehouse and manufacturing robotic transport functions using a variety of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Full…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.49
August 21, 2018
Multistory Vertical Fulfillment Centers As reported by Rob Smith, National Retail Reporter, CoStar Group, Amazon, the online innovator that changed retailing, now has plans for a futuristic airborne fulfillment center where it would use drones to deliver goods. The e-commerce giant was granted a patent for the concept last month, and it has another pending for a vertical warehouse that looks more like a skyscraper than a distribution center. The cutting-edge ideas show how far developers may have to go to address the growing demand for industrial space as more Americans shop online. Already, the first multistory warehouses in the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.48
May 11, 2023
DHL Supply Chain yesterday announced that it is expanding its partnership with Locus Robotics. The logistics provider said it will deploy 5,000 Locus Origin autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, across its global network of warehouses and distribution centers. The companies claimed that this represents the industry's largest AMR deal to date. “An idea is only a good idea if it can scale,” stated Oscar de Bok, CEO of DHL Supply Chain. “The flexibility and scalability of the Locus solution has been instrumental in helping us meet the evolving demands of the e-commerce landscape and leveraging cutting-edge technology to optimize our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.48
July 16, 2021
Crocs Inc. has partnered with Bastian Solutions LLC for a new storage and fulfillment center in the Dayton, Ohio, area. The companies said the new facility, called “Saltwater,” will support Crocs' current and anticipated growth and will be one of the most automated facilities in the region. At 750,000 sq. ft. (69,6773 sq. m), the new facility is the latest addition to Crocs’ growing Dayton-area campus and will bring its total operating footprint to more than 1.2 million sq. ft. (111,484 sq. m.). The casual footwear company is now hiring for positions across a variety of departments, including shipping, receiving,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.47
April 10, 2019
Locus Robotics, (Booth S3212), a leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfillment warehouses, has announced the launch of its Spring 2019 software and hardware suite. The release features new functionality as well as enhancements to the company’s multi-bot software, hardware, and user experience. The latest suite is designed to further improve productivity, operational flexibility and performance for retail/e-tail, third party logistics (3PL), distribution and industrial specialty customers. The new software and hardware capabilities also enable Locus to fully support all omnichannel methods including retail, wholesale, and e-commerce fulfillment. With Locus’s task interleaving support, multiple omnichannel order types may be…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.47
September 16, 2021
GEODIS SA yesterday said that it has partnered with Advanced Handling Systems LLC, or AHS, to implement the Skypod robotic system from Exotec Solutions SAS at its site in Nashville, Tenn. The companies said the automation will enable GEODIS to optimize its e-commerce fulfillment process for its direct-to-consumer customers. “eLogistics is an important strategic initiative for our company, and collaborating with our long-term partners at AHS in new technology with Exotec will be winning formula for our exciting new product,” said Eric Douglas, executive vice president of technology and engineering at GEODIS in Americas. “By implementing the Exotec Skypod System…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.44
November 26, 2021
International trade has been particularly challenging in the past few years, with political conflicts, the COVID-19 pandemic, and supply chain problems affecting customer satisfaction and profits. But robots can enable companies to overcome these challenges. HAI Robotics this week said that it has successfully helped WINIT, a Chinese cross-border warehouse operator, with its e-commerce order-fulfillment business in the U.K. as the holiday shopping season begins in earnest. Founded in 2016, HAI Robotics has more than 1,200 staffers, more than half of whom are engineers. It said it has acquired more than 600 global patents for core intellectual properties involving positioning,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.40
September 10, 2019
E-commerce pressures are driving retailers, wholesalers and third-party logistics providers to accelerate their evolution to more digital, automated business operations and fulfillment processes. Throughout our industry, technologies like robotics, automation, data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence are no longer part of some faraway future, but the very tools companies are starting to integrate into their daily business practices. Not only is this evolution helping these companies deliver consistently exceptional customer experiences, it’s also introducing solutions to traditional challenges while ushering in a new era of process efficiencies. Today’s distribution and fulfillment operators face a perfect storm of market challenges:…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.38
February 24, 2021
Gap Inc. today announced plans to open a new state-of-the-art DC or what it calls a “Customer Experience Center” in Longview, Texas. By delivering inventory faster and more efficiently to customers across the country, the $140 million investment will help Gap Inc. meet the rising customer demand for online shopping and reach its future plans for digital growth. Gap Inc. anticipates the new campus will create more than 500 full-time jobs in Longview by the end of 2023 and will grow to more than 1,000 full-time jobs in the city over the next five years. Additionally, the company expects to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.37
March 08, 2024
Rockwell Automation, a Milwaukee-based company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation will showcase the latest warehouse and fulfillment offerings across two booths at MODEX 2024. At the show, Rockwell will feature a new autonomous production logistics (APL) offering from its latest acquisition, OTTO Motors. This new category unlocks a vision of a fully connected factory, designed for end-to-end efficiency. Rockwell Automation at MODEX 2024 “I can’t think of a better place to see the future of warehouse automation and intelligent material movement than the Rockwell Automation and OTTO Motors properties at MODEX,” said Evan Kaiser, industry director of warehousing…
