With the robots, they don't have to. A new robot, created by Kiva Systems' , has started work in a Locus warehouse that fulfils online orders from global companies. Travelling at 12 to 16 miles , the bot covers the 4.5mph a warehouse worker would normally walk the past decade and works alongside rather than replacing humans. It carries items on a platform and avoids obstacles using vision technology. The Locus robots can be incorporated into the warehouse's existing infrastructure, without rearranging the layout of the facility and, being less industrial, are smaller, more lightweight and versatile. The company claims that productivity will increase by up to 800% and order fulfilment will be more accurate.
A new robot, created by Kiva Systems' , has started work in a Locus warehouse that fulfils online orders from global companies. Travelling at 12 to 16 miles , the bot covers the 4.5mph a warehouse worker would normally walk the past decade and works alongside rather than replacing humans. It carries items on a platform and avoids obstacles using vision technology. The Locus robots can be incorporated into the warehouse's existing infrastructure, without rearranging the layout of the facility and, being less industrial, are smaller, more lightweight and versatile. The company claims that productivity will increase by up to 800% and order fulfilment will be more accurate.