In a bid to handle the increasing volume of e-commerce and the resulting pressure it puts on companies, Chinese logistics firms are using more robots in their warehouses. Cainaio, a logistics firm backed by Alibaba, recently reported that it has introduced robots into their warehouses in Tianjin and Guangzhou. The company said its robots, which can carry up to 100 kilograms (250 pounds) at a time, have been used for loading and unloading shipments from trucks as well as picking items off shelves.
In a bid to handle the increasing volume of e-commerce and the resulting pressure it puts on companies, Chinese logistics firms are using more robots in their warehouses. Cainaio, a logistics firm backed by Alibaba, recently reported that it has introduced robots into their warehouses in Tianjin and Guangzhou. This move is being matched by competitor JD.com in a move that will like see increasing warehouse redundancies in China.