I only recently became aware of this French company, and therefore have limited knowledge of its currently operating status. The Scallog System is a goods-to-man automated solution that leverages an autonomous robotics fleet that transports mobile shelving to picking stations. Last I heard, Fetch Robotics has moved beyond the academic phase and was in the process of testing in a commercial setting. In the latter application, the Freight robot can follow associates to order picking locations and once order items are picked and placed in tote on Freight, the Freight robot can be dispatched to shipping while another autonomous Freight robot then arrives to support the warehouse associate to support the next order pick. Freight can be used with Fetch or in support of a warehouse associate. The Butler system is generally available and currently in use at a couple client sites.įetch Robotics, a Silicon Valley start-up, has developed a robot “team” consisting of a mobile base called Freight and a mobile picking arm called Fetch. The robots utilize trackless navigation guided by QR codes placed on the floor. The system also conducts ABC analysis to rearrange mobile racks with fast moving goods to the most convenient locations. ![]() The Butlers navigate the warehouse floor, retrieving mobile racks and delivering the racks to pick stations for efficient manual picking of orders from the shelves. GreyOrange, a fast growing start-up based in India, has developed an automated goods-to-person system featuring its Butler robots. CarryPick AGVs are generally available and DB Schenker in Sweden is referenced customer currently using the system. Although Swisslog refers to the vehicles as AGVs, they do appear to function autonomously with trackless navigation. The system uses QR codes placed on the floor to provide the he AGVs with the required orientation capabilities. A fleet of CarryPick AGVs execute tasks simultaneously and are controlled by Swisslog’s warehouse management system. Swisslog CarryPick AGVs retrieve mobile racks and deliver to manned workstations. The robots autonomously navigate through the warehouse infrastructure along with others in the fleet, guided by the Locus server. Associates scan items and place into totes transported by the robots. The robots and warehouse associates work together in a manner designed to reduce travel time and increase productivity by utilizing a novel work process. Locus Robotics, a Massachusetts based start-up, developed and deployed a new multi-robot fulfillment system at the facility of its development partner, Quiet Logistics. Open shuttles are generally available and in use at client sites, as evidenced by a new press release stating Grene in Denmark obtained the Knapp Open shuttle in 2012 and uses it in conjunction with the OSR Shuttle. The Open shuttles utilize trackless navigation but also directly integrates with complementary systems such as the OSR shuttle. ![]() The Open Shuttle is marketed along with Knapp’s existing line of carton and tote handling shuttles that includes the YLOG-shuttle and the OSR Shuttle. Here is a brief overview of the landscape for AMR in the warehouse, as my colleague at ARC Clint Reiser currently sees it (in no particular order). ![]() Although robotics have physical characteristics, the embedded intelligence and application software are the key differentiating characteristics of these systems. These emerging robotics systems are being developed by a number of start-up firms and established warehouse automation providers. These new robots are called autonomous mobile robotics ( AMR). In the warehouse automation market, this can be seen in the growing adoption of goods-to-person automation, namely in the form of shuttle systems that offer high levels of performance and flexibility.
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