Newly launched LocusHub lets warehouse managers customize autonomous mobile robots’ workflow routes, forecast staffing and orders with machine learning, and pinpoint bottlenecks.
Autonomous mobile robots can help combat the warehouse worker shortage, experts say.
Warehouse robotics firm Locus Robotics announced a major automation solution for AMR fleets, LocusOne.
Supply chain and logistics firms are making their solutions known at the industry’s largest event. Here’s the most notable news.
Who are the key players in the rapidly growing last-mile delivery space? Coresight Research highlighted 10 companies.
With a valuation of close to $2 billion after its latest round of funding, Locus is “ready to go” for IPO.
Locus Robotics announced that its autonomous mobile robots have now picked 1 billion items around the globe.
The modern warehouse needs to accommodate many transportation types, but it also must be equipped with business intelligence to improve real-time performance.
Locus’ autonomous mobile robots work collaboratively with humans to improve piece-handling productivity.
With billions of square feet of warehouse space to automate, leading robotics providers are gearing up for the opportunity.
Got bots? How about a robot with that subscription?
As fulfilment operations evolve to meet fast-shipping demands of e-commerce, robotics has become the default option to increase throughput.
“The investments we’ve made to date are paying off. As global supply chains continue to be disrupted, this is creating opportunities for us to become even faster, more agile and more efficient,” said an American Eagle executive in a recent earnings call.
Locus Robotics is acquiring Waypoint Robotics, adding industrial-strength mobile robot platforms to its portfolio.
Locus Robotics announced an additional $50 million investment in the company from Tiger Global Management just eight months after a $150 million Series E round.
Warehouse software provider STORD is opening an Atlanta warehouse that will focus on designing the next generation of warehouse technologies.
On this episode of At Your Doorstep, Kaylee Nix explores how DHL’s new partnership with Locus Robotics will pave the way for warehouse automation.
“Robotic process automation is no longer a science experiment. This technology is no longer about figuring out what works. The time to consider whether to automate your warehouses has passed.”
Warehouse automation continues to accelerate as consumer appetite for e-commerce grows, and that is placing robotics companies in the spotlight.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Werner expects the winter weather to impact Q1 earnings. Plus, J.B. Hunt and Google are teaming up for product development, and Walmart will invest billions of dollars in e-commerce.
The warehouse robot maker sees strong growth as more businesses automate their fulfillment operations.
3PL Quiet Logistics lost its supplier of warehouse robots when Amazon bought Kiva Systems in 2012. After three years in stealth mode, Quiet Logistics spun off its own robotics business in 2015. Five years later, Locus Robotics is growing globally.
Locus Robotics now has raised more than $100 million.
The funds will be used to scale its warehouse robotics system, as well as expand sales and marketing in North America and internationally.
