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Hollar deploys inVia Robotics mobile robots for warehouse operations

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Hollar has deployed inVia Robotics Picker robots and cloud-based Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) management system to streamline e-commerce fulfillment in its Los Angeles warehouse.

Hollar needed a cost-effective, collaborative mobile robotics platform to automate the goods-to-person fulfillment process. It will initially deploy 100 inVia Picker robots and scale as needed to address seasonal shopping and company growth.

The inVia Picker works collaboratively alongside Hollar’s human operators to pick and move items, automating the storage and retrieval process and minimizing operator risk exposure.

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Logistics robots: The way you move

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As Joni Mitchell once sang, and Janet Jackson reiterated, “You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone”.

So it was when Amazon bought Kiva Systems in 2012 for a chart-topping $775 million.

Now one of the world’s largest online retailers, Amazon is also growing its logistics business, with 30,000 Kiva robots working away at its warehouses all over the world. [Read more…] about Logistics robots: The way you move

inVia claims its product is the only autonomous goods-to-box logistics robot

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The logistics sector is proving to be one of the fastest-growing markets for robotics and automation technology providers.

According to Research and Markets, the global logistics robots market is expected to grow at more than 30 per cent a year up to 2020.

And while there are plenty of established companies providing logistics robots, this is probably a good time to start a new one.

inVia is one of the startups which is hoping to capture some of this growing market, and is offering something it says is unique in its solution.  [Read more…] about inVia claims its product is the only autonomous goods-to-box logistics robot

inVia Robotics launches ‘first goods-to-box’ robotics solution to simplify e-commerce fulfillment

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inVia Robotics has launched what it claims is the world’s first “goods-to-box” robotics system, created for the fulfillment and material handling operations of e-commerce providers and warehouses.

inVia Robotics says it provides an automated turnkey system that increases the efficiency of its customers’ businesses by fitting into existing workflows, without requiring companies to reconfigure their floors or change shelving.

The company says its robots integrate seamlessly with warehouse management systems (WMS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to maximize existing technology investments while adding functionality and adaptability to a changing environment at a low relative cost.  [Read more…] about inVia Robotics launches ‘first goods-to-box’ robotics solution to simplify e-commerce fulfillment