inVia Robotics

3PL Fulfyld to deploy inVia Robotics automation in e-commerce warehouse

Red warehouse robot picks item off shelf

Fulfyld, a 3PL specializing in labor-intensive e-commerce fulfillment, is equipping an Alabama warehouse with the latest in robotics.

inVia Robotics will install a full warehouse execution system (WES) and autonomous mobile robot (AMR) system in Fulfyld’s Huntsville, Alabama, warehouse. The system will include inVia’s PickerWall, inVia Logic software and the inVia Robotics Operation Center (ROC) that provides 24/7 monitoring and support.

The PickerWall features a fleet of Picker AMRs that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ecommerce-3pl-fulfyld-using-inva-robotics-in-fulfillment-warehouse

Check Call: Not much gold in the Golden State

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The Golden State isn’t proving to hold up to its name with recent Assembly Bill 5. As the bill was written, independent contractors must operate under the “ABC Test.” Once a contractor satisfies all three requirements below, he or she can operate as an independent contractor in the state of California. The requirements are: 

  1. The person is free from the control and direction of the hiring entity, both in contract and in fact.
  2. The person performs work that is outside...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-not-much-gold-in-the-golden-state

For warehouse operators, e-commerce ‘is the biggest problem in the world’

Warehouse employment is booming, but not enough to keep up with employment needs as labor-intensive e-commerce warehousing continues to ramp up. In the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) August jobs report, warehouse employment rose by more than 20,000 and the sector (which also includes storage) was employing more than it did pre-pandemic.

By the end of 2020, the warehouse sector had about 90,000 more jobs than when the pandemic began. After the sector added about 55,200 jobs from June through...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/for-warehouse-operators-e-commerce-is-the-biggest-problem-in-the-world

Wearable technology adds to human capital — At Your Doorstep

Wearable technology is an integral part of human lives now, from Fitbit to Apple Watches to Garmin fitness trackers. When it comes to wearing technology, how does that tech translate from casual use to on-the-job applications?

Host Kaylee Nix looks at what it takes to bring wearable tech into warehouses on this episode of At Your Doorstep. Nix welcomes Lior Elazary, founder and CEO at inVia Robotics, and Gabe Grifoni, founder and CEO at Rufus Labs, to discuss how the companies’ partnership is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wearable-technology-adds-to-human-capital-at-your-doorstep

Gnarlywood chooses inVia Robotics for fulfilment operations

One of the biggest names in Hollywood merchandise sales has chosen an e-commerce fulfilment system from inVia Robotics.

Gnarlywood Group, which provides backend merchandise fulfillment operations for some of the nation’s largest entertainment brands, will deploy inVia’s Logic artificial intelligence-powered warehouse execution system (WES) at its Carlsbad, California, warehouse. Gnarlywood will eventually add inVia’s Picker autonomous mobile robots as part of efforts to modernize and automate...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/gnarlywood-chooses-invia-robotics-for-fulfilment-operations

Logistics firm Cargo Cove jumps on automation trend, adds inVia Robotics solutions

Cargo Cove adding inVia Robotics autonomous robots to e-commerce facility

E-commerce growth has pushed the boundaries of what logistics companies can handle in their warehouses without further innovation. That innovation is coming in the form of automation and robotics. Warehouse automation saw a 50% growth in venture capital investment in 2020 and the global warehouse robotics section is expected to reach $6.8 billion by 2025. Despite the increasing speed and accuracy pressures being applied by e-commerce, 80% of warehouses are still manually operated with no...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/logistics-firm-cargo-cove-jumps-on-automation-trend-adds-invia-robotics-solutions

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