摘要: |
More automation doesn't necessarily mean better automation. That's why an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) deployment with an impressive number of bots in the fleet isn't necessarily more effective than one with just a handful. While it's common for AMR deployments to start small and get bigger, success with AMRs takes more than growing the fleet. You need to consider how quickly and easily you can add more robots and people into a robotic-enabled workflow to meet spikes in demand, software capabilities, and the ability to integrate with other systems as well as human labor. AMRs come in various form factors and pay-load capacities. Some larger AMRs are designed to transport heavier loads, assistive-pick AMRs work in concert with human pickers, and goods-to-person (GTP) solutions bring goods to picker workstations. Use of AMRs aren't mainstream yet, but with warehouse operators struggling to find enough hourly workers, AMRs are catching on because many operations simply can't count on securing enough human labor. |