Will multi-robot orchestration platforms transform warehouse logistics?

With tasks such as picking, sorting, loading and unloading packages being automated more and more with the help of intelligent robots, the future of warehouse logistics could bring a lot more automation and a lot fewer humans.

Experts say the key to the supply chain warehouses and fulfillment centers of tomorrow could be an emerging technology known as multi-agent orchestration.

“When you look at multi-agent orchestration, what it does is it gives freedom for retailers to choose their own set of...

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Warehouse robotics provider GreyOrange raises $110M

GreyOrange warehouse robot automates fulfillment

The world of warehouse robotics is heating up, and investors are taking note.

GreyOrange, a provider of automated robotic fulfillment solutions and inventory optimization software, announced Wednesday that it had secured $110 million via growth financing in a round led by Mithril Capital Management with participation from Blackrock.

The company said that it would use the funding to fuel global expansion, increased headcount and greater adoption of its fulfillment platform in warehouses,...

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Robotics strategy is not one size fits all — At Your Doorstep

Kaylee Nix digs into the way different types of companies utilize different types of robots. She welcomes John Seidl, partner at GreyOrange, to At Your Doorstep to talk about the differences in robotics strategy and how companies can leverage this technology, no matter their size. 

The two look at a recent report by Gartner that shows robots are becoming increasingly popular in retail strategy, both on the warehouse floor and in the consumer shopping experience itself. 

You can find more At Your...

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Career Tracks: GreyOrange, Aim Transportation and Duluth Seaway

Ramya Sampath Sharma has joined GreyOrange as chief people officer.

Atlanta-headquartered GreyOrange describes itself as “a global provider of solutions that modernize fulfillment operations through the AI-driven GreyMatter Fulfillment Operating System and Ranger Robot Series.”

Sharma will be responsible for global talent acquisition, learning and development, performance management, compensation and benefits, human resources data and analytics, and culture. 

Aim Transportation has promoted Chris...

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GreyOrange MoveSmart robots working in Active Ants warehouse

GreyOrange announces robots in an Active Ants warehouse.

GreyOrange announced Monday its GreyMatter Smart Zone Transfer application and Ranger MoveSmart robots have been implemented at an Active Ants e-fulfillment center in Roosendaal, Netherlands. The 20,000-square-meter warehouse is using 65 autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to move and sort inventory. 

AMRs are working alongside employees in the Roosendaal warehouse. Forty special robots bring goods to employees. Workers then select the right products and place them in empty boxes carried by AMRs....

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Mobile robots feed warehouse demand for adaptability

GreyOrange warehouse robots
  • The pandemic and e-commerce demand are driving adoption of autonomous warehouse solutions
  • “The ability to flex up and flex down depending on what is really happening in the real world is going to be the wave of the future.”

The pandemic and seemingly unstoppable e-commerce surge is accelerating robotic takeover of the warehouse space, as brands seize on flexible automated solutions to address a variety of marketplace challenges.

“You can’t meet the demands of modern commerce with systems that...

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