mobile autonomous robots

Running on Ice: A partnership for the ages

All thawed out
(Photo: Chiquita Brands International)

Bananas for all is something that Chiquita takes very seriously. Its ongoing partnership with Daikin Reefer has been holding strong since 2018. That’s nearly six years of collaboration to give bananas to the world, more specifically North America. Chiquita uses Daikin’s ZeSTIA reefer units, which Chiquita says are unmatched for reliability and performance. As a bonus, the units help reduce carbon dioxide emissions while preserving the...

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Chuck helps 6 River Systems land in FreightTech 25

6 River Systems ranked No. 23 in the FreightTech 25 this year.

Warehouse automation provider 6 River Systems’ first product, Chuck, is a collaborative mobile robot built to improve picking speed and accuracy. That innovation helped 6 River Systems garner the No. 23 spot in FreightWaves’ FreightTech 25. 

6 River Systems has since expanded its range of products, now offering wall-to-wall fulfillment solutions for warehouses.

In the middle of the year, amid lockdowns due to the pandemic, 6 River Systems gained customers that needed its technology solutions in...

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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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mobile-robots-feed-warehouse-demand-for-adaptability