Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.47
May 03, 2022
…today announced that Fulfyld, a third-party logistics provider or 3PL, has chosen it to integrate robots and a full warehouse execution system into Fulfyld's facility in Harvest, Ala. inVia plans to integrate its robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) suite into Fulfyld's existing warehouse to address the challenge of random access to inventory for e-commerce fulfillment. The Westlake Village, Calif.-based company said it will deploy autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and software “without disruption to daily operations.” “inVia’s RaaS model is ideal for e-commerce fulfillment 3PLs like ours, because it allows us to avoid large CapEx [capital expenditures], which ultimately helps Fulfyld deliver better pricing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.45
August 14, 2021
…their operations, helping workers handle the increased workload. “Forward-thinking 3PLs [third-party logistics providers] and retailers are making moves now to digitize their operations and prepare for possibly their best peak season yet,” said Currin McCarty, enterprise sales executive for the 3PL segment at Locus Robotics. Industry professionals are expecting consumer demand to be higher than last year. Traditionally, warehouses have adapted to seasonal demand by hiring temporary workers, but that’s becoming increasingly challenging. Job openings in the sector are nearing a 20-year high, as many facilities struggle to find enough employees to keep up with demand. Automation lets them do…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.43
June 01, 2023
…is now available to integrators and third-party logistics companies (3PLs) that design and build custom systems for fulfillment operations. The San Francisco-based company said SightWorks enables robots to see perceive, grasp, and perform tasks previously done solely by humans who work on busy and often dangerous e-commerce fulfillment stations. SightWorks is already being used by a number of integrators and robotic solution providers, including Robotica, Mission Design and Automation, IHI, LG CNS, and Innotech. “Systems integrators, 3PLs, and other partners now have the flexibility to create new solutions using components they define in collaboration with their customers,” said OSARO CEO…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.43
October 21, 2021
…centers are in incredibly high demand, as retailers and 3PLs [third-party logistics providers] struggle to keep up with their customers’ demands,” said Ash Sharma, senior research director at Interact Analysis. “Fetch Robotics, now part of Zebra Technologies, has responded to this demand by developing an integrated fulfillment solution.” “Retailers and 3PLs can now not only streamline each picking operations, but [they can also] leverage the entire portfolio of Fetch AMRs to automate any manual workflow in fulfillment and distribution centers,” he added. Zebra said the new offerings can help businesses modernize their warehouse operations with improved accuracy, productivity, and worker…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.40
May 09, 2022
…customers include Global 100 retailers and third-party logistics providers (3PLs). “The demand for innovation to address operational challenges plaguing supply chains brought on by new connected-consumer buying behaviours for e-commerce and omnichannel purchasing is very strong in the U.K., and Berkshire Grey has the solutions the market needs to compete,” said Neil Berry, senior vice president and general manager for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) at Berkshire Grey. A Berkshire Grey Mobile Robotic System with integrated goods-to-person picking fulfills a U.K. grocery order. Source: Berkshire Grey Logistex provides rapid access to European users “Partnering with Logistex allows us…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.39
February 28, 2023
…robotics vendors, logistics companies, integrators, and third-party logistics providers (3PLs). At its 1,500-sq.-ft. booth, CoEvolution will be showcasing its AI-based mobile robot orchestration to a U.S. audience, including: The COPICK smart warehouse system, applicable to a range of warehouse types It runs collaborative teams of mobile robots to achieve both high storage density and high throughput, significantly reducing labor and storage costs The PROMAT COPICK demo uses six brands of robots including integrating an industrial/commercial cleaning robot into the system A demo video of CoEvolution’s simulator, which is based on actual logistics control and robot control systems. It can support…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.37
August 24, 2021
…systems. The system can help retailers, third-party logistics companies (3PLs), and specialty warehouses efficiently meet and exceed the increasingly complex demands of fulfillment, said the company. In addition, both existing and new warehouses can easily integrate LocusBots without disrupting workflows, claimed Locus. LocusBots travel 3M miles to pick varied items The 500 millionth pick was made at a VF Corp. fulfillment center in Prague, and the item picked was a pair of Vans Old Skool Shoes, according to Locus Robotics. The company noted that its LocusBots have now traveled more than 3 million miles in customers' warehouses, the equivalent of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.37
January 26, 2023
…for its network of shippers and third-party logistics providers (3PLs). Faced with the complexity of various data formats and the introduction of technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Geekplus needed a tool to simplify and streamline the integration of all its applications and data, said Boomi. Boomi cloud platform organizes applications “Geekplus is shaping the smart logistics revolution and needed a unified integration solution to remove complexities,” said Kazunori Hori, director, Japan, at Boomi. “Our platform provides a single conduit of data sets across all technologies and processes throughout their global partner network, allowing Geekplus to quickly and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.29
April 09, 2018
…The first, MonarchFx, is an alliance of Tompkins with 3PLs, transportation and technology providers. The group has created a distributed logistics network of fulfillment centers to support retailers and brands shipping direct-to-consumer. “It gives these operations a way to deliver as quickly and as inexpensively as the very large online retailers,” he said. “As we got into MonarchFx, we explored a variety of technologies that would enable efficient and effective each picking. We found the answer in China, and have unveiled Tompkins Robotics, a unique sortation system that allows us to sort a batch pick into a unit pick, pack…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.28
September 29, 2023
…has AGVs from Dematic that we handle as a 3PL [third-party logistics provider] ourselves. Peterson: Human-machine collaboration is core to our approach and value proposition. Our robots are designed to enhance a worker’s productivity and improve ergonomics and workplace safety. Locus bots seamlessly work alongside human teammates; they do not replace them. With less walking, lifting, or pulling heavy carts, people can focus on what they do best – picking and putaway. Customers have repeatedly shared feedback on how our collaborative robots do more than improve productivity; they dramatically improve the work environment, which leads to higher worker satisfaction and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.28
August 06, 2021
…two facilities, it came to their attention that the 3PL planned to deploy a fleet of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) from Locus Robotics on both the floor and elevated platform levels of the two new structures. Collaborative AMRs like those from Locus Robotics are engineered to be nimble and handle payloads quickly. They safely navigate around both people and obstacles while accomplishing a variety of transportation tasks. AMRs are increasingly being deployed within warehouses, distribution centers, and order fulfillment operations to help workers be more productive. Jeffrey Cody, Director at Locus Robotics, explains: “Each robot is equipped with scanners and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.28
May 01, 2016
…editor Bob Trebilcock visits Quiet Logistics, a third-party logistics (3PL) provider of e-fulfillment services for premium fashion and apparel brands like Bonobos, Zara and Mark Weldon. And like the high-end brands it services, Quiet has built its own high-level image as a leader in putting mobile robotics to work and is now looking to build a reputation as an innovative robotics vendor. In fact, the story is one for a business school textbook. Back in 2009, during the depths of the Great Recession, the e-commerce boom was just about to be ignited, and the leadership team at Quiet saw a…
