DHL Adds 5,000 Warehouse Robots to Work Alongside Humans
Project comes as part of the company’s collaboration with mobile robotics company Locus Robotics
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DHL has announced plans to deploy 5,000 autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) across its warehouses, in an expansion of its partnership with Locus Robotics.
The rollout is believed to be the industry’s largest AMR deal to date, a milestone in its digitalization roadmap, according to the company.
Locus’ robots are designed to take on labor intensive tasks, optimizing order fulfillment and logistics operations across a supply chain. They are designed to work alongside human workers primarily in the picking, packing and distribution part of the supply chain, and respond to the increased popularity of online shopping and e-commerce in the wake of the pandemic.