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Distribution center robots
Everything Robotics covered the improvements in the speed of distribution centers through the use of robotics and the Kiva goods to man process.Kiva Goods to man process achieves 600 units per hour versus 160 picks per hour for Man to Goods
Amazon has and continues to lead e-commerce-driven distribution with their pick-to-cart method (otherwise known as man-to-goods) and their promise of speedy economical delivery. Workers run around and fill carts and deliver them to conveyors where they are transported to packing stations where individual shipments are processed and staged for pickup by FedEx, UPS, etc.. The metrics for this are 160 picks per hour. The video below shows that process.http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/12/distribution-center-robots.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2Fadvancednano+%28nextbigfuture%29
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