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Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.74
…2,000 integrated installations around the world, including Walmart, Target, H-E-B, Peapod, and Ahold Delhaize. The company recently marked its 300th integration of AutoStore automated storage and retrieval (ASRS) technology. Berkshire Grey offers robots as a service Bedford, Mass.-based Berkshire Grey provides robots using artificial intelligence for picking, packing, movement, sortation, and storage operations. The company supports warehouse operations including order fulfillment, retail replenishment, reverse logistics, and package handling for enterprises serving connected consumers. The company, which reported $14 million in new supply chain orders between November and February. Berkshire Grey said its systems are available through traditional and robotics-as-a-service (RaaS)…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.43
…for SKUtopia in Australia, as well as Peapod and H-E-B in the U.S. SKUtopia is working with Swisslog to introduce an automated MFC in Sydney, Australia. It said its new fulfillment center enables up to 300 businesses to scale from one to 10,000 orders. SKUtopia, which described itself as a “fourth-party logistics (4PL) operation,” provides home delivery and automated click-and-collect functionality with 24/7 availability, as well as managed inventory, orders, shipping, and warehousing. Standalone, complex projects finished worldwide Stand-alone AutoStore solutions completed by Swisslog include projects for TTV in Germany, Bio Partner in Switzerland, Stihl in Spain, and RoboStores in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.27
…it seems. Major supermarket chains including Kroger, Walmart, and H-E-B have started micro-fulfillment center projects, tapping automation companies that offer robotic, high-density storage and picking systems, which can be placed inside a store or a so-called “dark store” that fulfills online orders for a compact geographic area. But for all the attention on the micro-fulfillment center (MFC) trend to date, it’s mainly taking hold in grocery. It does, however, overlap with the concept of hyperlocal fulfillment, which almost every retailer or e-commerce brand is trying to achieve in some form. The “hyper-local” concept overlaps with other fulfillment network approaches when…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.72
…streamlining e-grocery fulfillment. For instance, Swisslog is working with H-E-B to deploy multiple automated micro-fulfillment centers to support the supermarket chain’s curbside grocery pick-up at more than 40 stores in the San Antonio area. The new micro-fulfillment centers feature AutoStore empowered by Swisslog’s SynQ software, pick stations, and integration. Customer fulfillment Micro-fulfillment centers are quickly becoming an essential part of the supply chain. They hold much promise for helping reduce delivery costs and shorten the last mile and the time to the consumer. They are also an ideal solution for fulfilling online orders for curbside pickup. With the right approach…