Kindred Inc. Profile

Kindred Inc.
169 Stillman Street
San Fransisco, California 94107

Founded in 2014, Kindred Powered by Ocado Group is a robotics and artificial intelligence company contributing to the workforce of the future through human-robot collaboration. The company said its cutting-edge CORE/AutoGrasp reinforcement learning platform is the foundation of its proprietary technologies, including AI-enabled SORT and INDUCT robots.

Kindred added that its robots continuously improve, becoming faster and more accurate over time so clients can automate e-commerce fulfillment and supply chain operations while increasing throughput. The company is co-located in San Francisco and Toronto and is part of U.K.-based Ocado Group PLC.

Kindred News & Resources

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Put Walls an Opportunity to Add Innovation to the Warehouse

July 25, 2023 · Put walls are part of the rapid advances in automation and robotics to help companies fill orders faster and more efficiently.

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Now Is the Time to Integrate Heterogeneous Robots, Say Automation Experts

June 26, 2023 · New heterogeneous robotic integration tools are helping different systems interoperate for greater efficiency in distribution centers.

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Kindred Tests the Performance of INDUCT System at High-Volume Logistics Center as Part of Beta Trial

January 30, 2023 · The company said the system was used to pick more than one million items during the 18-month beta and had a 95% accuracy rate.

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Gap Inc. Includes Automation in New Texas Facility to Execute on E-Commerce Strategy

October 31, 2022 · Gap's new Customer Experience Center will serve customers in the Southwest and provide another node for distribution.

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Automation Dawns on a New Day for Warehouses and Distribution Centers

May 3, 2022 · As customer requirements evolve, so are the facilities and automation that support them.

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Kindred’s New AI-Powered INDUCT Robot System Automates Parcel Handling

March 25, 2022 · Kindred said its new system will help relieve supply chain challenges and increase efficiency.

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Kindred to Integrate SORT Robots With Hy-Tek E-Commerce Systems to Expand Order Fulfillment Capabilities

June 29, 2021 · Partners said their combined systems will accelerate pick-and-place processes to meet increased consumer demand.

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Kindred partners with S&H Systems on ecommerce fulfillment efficiencies

February 3, 2021 · Kindred and S&H Systems will partner to integrate Kindred's SORT robotics solution with S&H Systems' material handling and software product portfolio

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SDI and Kindred Partner to Automate Retail Fulfillment and Augment Human Labor

January 13, 2021 · Partnership will integrate SDI's materials handling systems and technology with Kindred's pick and place robotic solutions

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Kindred Announces Partnership With VARGO for Mutual Client E-Commerce Fulfillment Solution

October 26, 2020 · Effort incorporates Kindred's AI pick and place robotics with VARGO's warehouse execution system.

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Manhattan Associates partners with warehouse automation solution providers

May 21, 2019 · Manhattan Automation Network is a new program with five inaugural members: Kindred AI, Locus Robotics, Matthews Automation Solutions, Right Hand Robotics and VCO Systems.