Roboteon releases new module that allows companies to assess real-time robotic needs, ROI

Module also performs 'what if' analysis, optimizes planning and execution

By Robotics 24/7 Staff December 13, 2024

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Roboteon announced it has released a new module that allows companies to assess real-time robotic needs and ROI, performs “what if” analysis and also optimizes planning and execution.

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Roboteon, a provider of a software platform for warehouse robot enablement, announced new simulation capabilities in its platform for robotics and other warehouse automation.

The new tool helps companies make better decisions across multiple time horizons, from initial automation planning through real-time execution on the floor.

Optimize robot-enabled processes in the warehouse

Interest in Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and other robotics is high, but there remains much uncertainty about use cases, the number of AMRs and humans needed across different time horizons, expected operational improvements and cost savings from the robotics investment.

Companies also lack tools to optimally balance and release work to the distribution center floor based on demand and available human and robotic resources.

"With the release of this simulation tool as part of our Robotics Fulfillment Platform, Roboteon has further enhanced our sector-leading capabilities for successful robotic enablement in the short and long term," said Dan Gilmore, chief marketing officer at Roboteon.

Roboteon said its Warehouse Robotics Fulfillment platform addresses all these challenges in a way unique to the market. The new addition allows the Warehouse Robotics Fulfillment platform to further integrate, manage, orchestrate and optimize robot-enabled warehouse processes.

Roboteon said the following are the key features and capabilities of the new simulation tool:

The ability to assess the number of robots and humans that will be needed for a potential robotics initiative.
After the initial deployment, the ability to test different operating plans, such as what is required for peak season success.
Digital twin functionality that enables real-time optimization of resource assignment and order release.
Robot vendor agnostic offering, delivering unbiased analytic results.
Native support for multi-client environments, as required by many 3PLs.
Ability to run simulation using actual past order history or generate synthetic demand based on profiling order patterns without the need to gather all that data.
Highly flexible configuration parameters for running the simulation, including the facility layout, speed of the robots, speed of human workers, time to complete picks and other work, use of other automation such as goods to person systems, and more.
More than two dozen metrics generated by the simulation, including cost per pick, lines or unit per hour, robot and human dwell times and many more.
Extensive use of machine learning to improve the optimization results over time.

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