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December 1, 2018 05:00 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/g_fhyNd_tVk/dhl-to-invest-300-million-to-quadruple-robots-in-warehouses-in-2019
DHL To Invest $300 Million To Quadruple Robots In Warehouses In 2019
A logistics division of DHL announced today that it will invest $300 million to modernize 60 percent of its warehouses in North America with more IoT sensors and robots. Robotic process automation and software made to reduce workflow interruptions will also play a role. VentureBeat reports: Such technology is already in operation in 85 DHL facilities, or roughly 20 percent of warehouses across North America. Funding announced today will bring emerging technology to 350 of DHL Supply Chain's 430 operating sites. The company has more than 35,000 employees in North America. Conversations are ongoing with more than 25 robotics and process automation industry leaders, DHL Supply Chain president of retail Jim Gehr said. DHL Supply Chain warehouse robots will work primarily with unit-picking operations and will be able to complete a range of tasks, from collaborative piece picking to shuttling items across a factory to following human packers.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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