Webinar: Robotics Accelerates Retail Digitization

Not only did the COVID-19 pandemic accelerate e-commerce demand; it also altered consumer expectations of fast and accurate order fulfillment. From unloading trucks and pallets to taking inventory in warehouses and each picking, robots can assist shorthanded operations at each step. Even brick-and-mortar stores can benefit from automation.

In this free webcast, industry experts will discuss how both online and traditional retailers can take advantage of automation as peak season approaches. They will also discuss the importance of collecting and analyzing data to provide timely and actionable insights.

Date: Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022

Time: 3:00 p.m. EDT

Retailers, hotels, and restaurants are increasingly deploying robots for cleaning, materials handling, and customer service. With labor shortages and tight margins, attendees of this Robotics 24/7 Roundtable can learn how to maximize the value of data, product, and software-defined supply chains.

Topics to be covered will include:

• How to identify where robotics can add value to existing processes
• Why robot vendors have specialized to serve different applications
• How much data is enough?
• Inventory management with mobile robots and sensors
• Connecting automation to enterprise systems
• Customer-facing robots – more than a novelty?

Registrants can submit questions now or ask them during the live broadcast.

About the speakers

John Santagate
Vice president, robotics
Körber Supply Chain Software

Santagate drives Körber Supply Chain Software's strategy for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), warehouse robotics, and its robotics partner network.

As a key component of Körber’s end-to-end solutions, Santagate ensures that technologies drive customer success and integrate seamlessly with the broader Körber portfolio. Solving complex challenges and opening new opportunities through technology and innovation, Santagate spent his career in supply chain making his customers the most efficient and profitable businesses in their industries.

Prior to his role at Körber, Santagate acted as consultant to industry-leading organizations to transform their supply chains with Tata Consultancy Services in the Supply Chain Center of Excellence. He was also a leading robotics and supply chain industry analyst at IDC for five years, where he focused on market trends, forecasts, and thought leadership for supply chain robotics and business process evolution.

Matt Kohler
Director of applications
Bastian Solutions

Kohler is director of applications at Bastian Solutions. He joined the company after receiving his degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Missouri - Columbia. During his 17 years with Bastian, Kohler has been an integral part of the Applications group. Working to thoroughly understand each customer's unique material handling needs, Kohler ensures that the AMR and robotic technologies implemented provide success.

By independently vetting each integration solution, Bastian's Applications group ensures that the systems it recommends will provide customers with a seamless integration that ultimately provides customers a competitive advantage in their business.

Moderator: Eugene Demaitre
Editorial Director
Robotics 24/7, Peerless Media LLC

Demaitre is editorial director of Robotics 24/7. Prior to joining Peerless Media, he was a senior editor at other robotics publications. Demaitre has decades of experience in business-to-business, online technology coverage and has participated in numerous robotics-related webinars, podcasts, and conferences worldwide.