Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.09
February 06, 2018
In the last decade alone, workflow innovations and technological advancements have permeated every aspect of our personal and professional lives - the way we communicate, manage our home, conduct meetings and especially the way we shop. The dramatic rise of e-commerce and its impact on the material handling industry and the supply chain at large has been remarkably transformative. Download the White Paper: Conquer High-volume E-commerce with Goods-to-operator Order Fulfillment The U.S. Census Bureau reports that U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the second quarter of 2017 were an estimated $111.5 billion, a 4.8 percent increase from the previous quarter. Manufacturers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.08
April 19, 2021
There are pros and cons for each of the warehouse picking methodologies chosen for fulfillment operations. Zone picking is ideal for very large operations where pickers must travel long distances to complete an order or for smaller sites with very high order volume where congestion is an issue. A common challenge associated with zone picking is predicting where your associates will need to be based on inventory slotting and the order pool for the day. Incorrectly predicting zones results in overworking some associates while others wait around with nothing to do. Armed with knowledge of this challenge, we tackled the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.08
October 07, 2018
Intelligent Warehouse Automation Global transportation and logistics solutions provider XPO Logistics has announced plans to deploy 5,000 intelligent robots throughout its logistics sites in North America and Europe. The robots, which are designed to collaborate with humans, will supplement XPO's existing workforce and support future growth. XPO has a strategic partnership with robotics manufacturer GreyOrange Pte. Ltd. that makes XPO the exclusive logistics provider for use of its robots in North America, the United Kingdom, and eight European countries. XPO Logistics Chairman & CEO, Brad Jacobs said: “We've developed our logistics technology to integrate the latest intelligent automation and adapt…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.08
May 24, 2023
DETROIT—Locus Robotics is showing its Vector and Max high-payload autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, at Automate 2023 this week. The company is demonstrating them at Booth 4432 alongside its LocusONE warehouse automation platform. “We are thrilled to unveil our game-changing Vector and Max AMRs at the prestigious Automate Show,” stated Rick Faulk, CEO of Locus Robotics, in a press release. “These revolutionary robots, combined with our powerful LocusONE software platform, empower manufacturing and warehouse operators to transform their operations, boost productivity, and streamline their product movement and fulfillment workflows within a single, coordinated platform,” he said. “We invite attendees to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.08
June 02, 2021
DHL Supply Chain today announced that it plans to acquire up to 2,000 mobile robots from Locus Robotics Corp. as part of its wider Accelerated Digitalization Strategy. The global logistics company is expanding its four-year-old relationship with Locus in its largest deployment to date. “It is particularly important for us to be able to consistently optimize our supply chains—assisted picking robots are very effective in this respect,” stated Markus Voss, global chief operating officer and CIO of DHL Supply Chain. “So far, more than 500 assisted picking robots are already in industrial use in our warehouses in the U.S.A., Europe,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.07
December 14, 2020
Getting orders to customers quickly, accurately and at a competitive price attracts customers to omni-channel retailers like Office Depot. As one of the biggest providers of office supplies in the U.S. market, Office Depot ships about 600,000 packages each day to customers across the United States in what involves a mix of e-commerce, retail and business-to-business (B2B) orders. Fulfilling orders on that scale, however, can be a labor intensive, physically demanding job without technology solutions to help lessen the amount of walking and other physical tasks. With demand shifting across e-commerce, B2B and retail, Office Depot is fulfilling more customer…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.06
July 11, 2022
The New Way to Warehouse As a critical component of the supply chain, product fulfillment and warehousing are not immune from these same changes. Online shopping and consumer expectation for rapid delivery are reshaping how warehouses are structured, operate and succeed in a robust e-commerce climate, as described in a recent inVia Robotics white paper, “The New Way to Warehouse.” A new way to shop: key trends Online shopping is here to stay With brick-and-mortar stores shuttering seemingly overnight, experts believe that the pandemic has accelerated the shift to online shopping by as much as five years. In the post-Covid…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.06
June 26, 2022
How much can automation help e-commerce fulfillment operations? inVia Robotics Inc. last week announced that it has received this year's Top Supply Chain Projects Award from Supply & Demand Chain Executive. “It’s an honor to receive this recognition and award as we continue to work with warehouses of all sizes to improve their daily throughput,” stated Lior Elazary, co-founder and CEO of inVia. “As we work with leading 3PLs [third-party logistics providers] in the industry, we recognize that digitizing and automating their warehouses with minimal disruption to existing operations is key,” he added. “We’re proud to be able to help…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.05
June 25, 2018
GreyOrange, a multinational robotics and supply chain automation company, and Advanced Warehouse Solutions, their distributor in Australia, will showcase the Butler range of robotics solutions at CeMAT Australia 2018, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 24-26 July. Ashley Henderson, National Sales Manager, Advanced Warehouse Solutions said, “We are proud to partner with GreyOrange and present their AI-enabled robotics solutions to the markets in ANZ. The Butler goods-to-person system has been well received and deployed in sites across Asia and Europe and we are excited to share its many applications. We invite visitors to meet with our Solution Experts…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.04
April 04, 2017
RightHand Robotics (Booth S1891) is demonstrating RightPick, a combined hardware and software solution that handles the key task of picking individual items or “piece-picking.” With RightPick, businesses can reduce the cost and improve the reliability of e-commerce order fulfillment for pharmaceuticals, electronics, grocery, apparel and countless other industries. As e-commerce continues to grow, the trend is away from bulk or pallet-load handling toward single SKUs and piecemeal items. Unlike traditional factory robots, RightPick handles thousands of different items using a machine learning backend coupled with a sensorized robot hand that works in concert with all industry-leading robotic arms. “The supply…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.02
October 02, 2023
Locus Robotics Corp. today announced that it will showcase its autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, and present at two sessions at the Logistics Summit on Oct. 11 and 12 in Dusseldorf, Germany. “We're excited to showcase Locus's transformative warehouse technology again at this premier European logistics event,” stated Denis Niezgoda, vice president for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and Asia-Pacific (APAC), at Locus. “Our robots deliver the ultimate in productivity and flexibility, optimizing warehouse operations today while rapidly scaling to meet future business needs,” he said. Wilmington, Mass.-based Locus Robotics said its AMRs collaborate with human workers, eliminating…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.97
August 11, 2022
Mobile robot maker Geekplus Technology Co. announced this week that it has partnered with software developer and warehouse automation systems integrator Numina Group. It has begun offering Geek+’s robots as part of its goods-to-person systems. Chicago-based Numina Group said it decided to work with Geek+ to maximize picking productivity and profitability at one of its client’s growing sporting goods fulfillment operations. The online sports retailer now benefits from Geek+'s goods-to-person (G2P) technology with a fleet of P800 picking robots to automate picking and put away from 50,000 warehouse storage shelf positions. “We are very pleased to have partnered with The…
