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Interview with Christina Gomez-Terry of Plus One Robotics: Why warehouse robotics succeeds or fails at scale

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Warehouse automation has entered a new phase. The question is no longer whether robotics can perform individual tasks such as parcel picking, depalletizing, sorting, or palletizing.

The technology has largely proven itself in pilot projects and controlled deployments. The bigger challenge facing the industry today is scale.

As logistics operators expand robotics systems across multiple facilities, they often discover that success depends less on peak performance and more on consistency, reliability, and operational resilience. [Read more…] about Interview with Christina Gomez-Terry of Plus One Robotics: Why warehouse robotics succeeds or fails at scale

Plus One Robotics streams eight hours of live warehouse automation performance

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Warehouse automation company Plus One Robotics has completed an eight-hour live stream demonstration of its AI-powered parcel induction system, offering what the company described as a transparent look at the realities of large-scale warehouse robotics operations.

The livestream, broadcast on the company’s YouTube and LinkedIn channels, showcased a robotic parcel induction system operating continuously in a real-world workflow environment while displaying live operational metrics throughout the event.

According to the company, the system completed 19,784 picks during the eight-hour session, achieving throughput of 2,488 picks per hour and an average pick time of 1.45 seconds per parcel. More than 950 viewers reportedly tuned in during the livestream. [Read more…] about Plus One Robotics streams eight hours of live warehouse automation performance

Plus One Robotics hits 2 billion picks as warehouse automation scales under labor pressure

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Plus One Robotics, a specialist in AI-powered robotic vision for material handling, says it has “surpassed 2 billion successful picks across its global fleet of parcel induction and depalletization robots”.

The milestone coincides with the company’s recent 10th anniversary, marking a decade of advancing intelligent automation for the world’s leading logistics and e-commerce operators.

Doubling its pick count in just two years, Plus One continues to demonstrate that AI-powered robotics can deliver measurable, repeatable results at scale. What began as a vision to combine artificial intelligence with practical warehouse applications has evolved into a proven platform driving speed, accuracy and resilience across modern supply chains. [Read more…] about Plus One Robotics hits 2 billion picks as warehouse automation scales under labor pressure

Interview with Plus One Robotics CEO: ‘Humans are versatile but slower’

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Plus One Robotics is a US-based company that develops vision and AI software for warehouse and logistics automation.

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, the company focuses on solving one of the most persistent challenges in logistics: how to automate parcel handling in environments full of irregular, unpredictable packages.

Its core products are vision-driven systems for robotic arms, which can be deployed for palletizing, depalletizing, and parcel singulation. [Read more…] about Interview with Plus One Robotics CEO: ‘Humans are versatile but slower’

Opinion: Shipping shock tests US warehouses, automation delivers stability

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By Erik Nieves, co-founder and CEO of Plus One Robotics

The US decision to end the de minimis tariff exemption on packages under $800 has upended small package trade and set off a chain reaction in global shipping.

Postal operators across Europe, Asia and the Pacific have suspended deliveries to the US, leading to backlogs, surges in returns and rerouted freight.

For e-commerce retailers and warehouse operators, the sudden disruption is exposing just how fragile supply chains can be. [Read more…] about Opinion: Shipping shock tests US warehouses, automation delivers stability

Opinion: Mechanical engineers and robotics form the basis of competing with China

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By Shaun Edwards, CTO and co-founder, Plus One Robotics

As it falters in its reshoring efforts against China, the US faces a clear obstacle: mechanical engineers.

According to the New York Times, the data are apparent, with China graduating more than 350,000 mechanical engineers each year, while the US lags behind with a mere 45,000.

This puts the US at a structural disadvantage because its ability to innovate is hindered by a lack of a skilled workforce. [Read more…] about Opinion: Mechanical engineers and robotics form the basis of competing with China

Apptronik creates new subsidiary for ‘superhuman industrial automation’

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Apptronik, the AI-powered robotics company, has announced the creation of Elevate Robotics, a wholly owned subsidiary that will focus on automating industrial tasks beyond the limits of the human form.

Apptronik’s flagship humanoid robot Apollo is the result of a decade of development, during which the company built more than 15 robotics systems and made numerous significant technological advancements.

While Apptronik will continue to focus on Apollo and push the boundaries of humanoid robotics, Elevate will reshape the future of heavy-duty industrial-scale work. [Read more…] about Apptronik creates new subsidiary for ‘superhuman industrial automation’

Plus One Robotics launches new depalletizing solution

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Plus One Robotics, a developer of AI-powered robotic vision for material handling, in partnership with beRobox, a specialist in modular mobile robotics, has launched DepalOne.

DepalOne is described as a “turnkey depalletizing solution designed to bring fast, flexible automation to modern warehouses without the need for facility modifications or extended downtime”.

Seen at both ProMat and Automate this spring, DepalOne combines beRobox’s portable hardware with Plus One’s AI-driven PickOne vision system to deliver an immediately deployable, fully integrated automation cell. [Read more…] about Plus One Robotics launches new depalletizing solution

Plus One Robotics survey shows 75 percent of Americans say delivery delays ‘dampen holiday spirit’

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A new survey commissioned by Plus One Robotics, a provider of AI vision software and solutions for robotic parcel handling, reveals that 75 percent of Americans report holiday delivery delays negatively impact their holiday experience, with 12 percent saying delays ruin their celebrations entirely.

The survey of 1,000 US consumers demonstrates the importance of reliable and transparent shipping operations during the holiday season.

An overwhelming 82 percent of consumers consider seeing the expected delivery date before checkout either “extremely important” or “very important”, indicating that shipping information plays a crucial role in holiday shopping behavior. [Read more…] about Plus One Robotics survey shows 75 percent of Americans say delivery delays ‘dampen holiday spirit’

Plus One Robotics introduces dual-arm automated parcel solution

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Plus One Robotics, a provider of AI vision software and solutions for robotic parcel handling, has launched its latest offering, InductOne – a dual-arm automated parcel induction solution designed to optimize parcel singulation and induction in high-volume fulfillment and distribution centers.

As an experienced induction provider, Plus One Robotics has leveraged its extensive industry knowledge and track record of over 1 billion picks to engineer InductOne as a groundbreaking solution for the parcel shipping industry.

The company’s learnings from handling over a million picks per day and the required reliability for such high-volume operations have been manifested in this new dual-arm machine.

A key characteristic of InductOne is its innovative dual-arm design, which significantly outperforms single-arm solutions.

While a single-arm system typically tops out at around 1,600 picks per hour, the coordinated motion of InductOne’s two arms can achieve sustained pick rates of 2,200 to 2,300 per hour. InductOne’s peak rate maxes out at a rate of 3,300 picks per hour, 10% faster than the leading competition.

Erik Nieves, CEO of Plus One Robotics, says: “Parcel variability is a significant challenge of automation within the warehouse.

“That’s why InductOne is equipped with our innovative individual cup control gripper, which can precisely handle a wide range of parcel sizes and shapes. But it’s not just about what InductOne picks, it’s also about what it doesn’t pick.

“The system avoids picking non-conveyable items, allowing them to automatically convey to a designated exception path and preventing the robots from wasting precious cycles handling items which should not be inducted.”

The Plus One Robotics engineering team put a strong focus on the physical design of the InductOne system, engineering the machine to have the smallest possible footprint and lowest weight, all while maximizing its capabilities.

This enables the system to easily integrate into brownfield facilities, while minimizing the need for costly site modifications.

Nieves says: “The engineering approach behind InductOne has been focused on efficiency and flexibility.

“We designed the system to be as compact and lightweight as possible, making it easier to deploy in limited spaces, including on existing mezzanines. The modular and configurable nature of InductOne also allows it to seamlessly integrate into a variety of fulfillment center layouts.”