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Warehouse robotics automation leader averaged 3.3 million units picked per day, doubling volume during the 2021 holiday peak shopping season
WILMINGTON, Mass., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Locus Robotics, the leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for warehouse fulfillment and distribution, announced today that its LocusBots picked more than 230 million units during peak period of holiday shopping on behalf of its global retail and third-party logistics clients, more than doubling the total number of items picked up in 2021.
"Despite early predictions of low volumes, Locus customers once again selected a record number of items using LocusBots during this critical holiday shopping period," said Rick Faulk, CEO of Locus Robotics. "It is now clear that scalable and cost-effective robotic automation is an operational necessity as volumes continue to increase and labor shortages persist. Locus is proud to help our customers meet the seasonal challenge again with robust automation solutions. on an enterprise scale. that position them for success today and in the future."
During this same period, LocusBots averaged 3.3 million units collected per day, which is a double increase from 2021.
From Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday this year saw a record global online sales of $281 billion, according to Salesforce.com and Adobe Analytics Data, with total online sales in the US. of more than 68,000 million dollars, which represents an increase of 9% compared to 2021.
Cyber Week 2022 continued several notable industry trends that first appeared in 2021:
Locus recently reached an industry first 1 billion pick milestone, reflecting exponential growth in order fulfillment volume. For comparison, it took Locus 1,542 days to pick up its first 100 million units and just 40 days to pick up the most recent 100 million. Locus robots now average over three million picks per day around the world. LocusBots have traveled more than 20 million miles in customer warehouses, the equivalent of more than 670 times around the Earth or 35 round trips to the Moon.
The Locus warehouse execution platform revolutionizes large-scale warehouse fulfillment and distribution with an industry-leading, intelligent and dynamically scalable robotics-driven solution. Locus delivers 2X-3X productivity by seamlessly coordinating both human labor and AMRs to dramatically improve order fulfillment efficiency and workplace ergonomics while reducing operating costs.
With over 230 sites under contract worldwide, some with up to 500 LocusBots per site, the Locus solution efficiently and seamlessly orchestrates the operation and management of multiple robot form factors, and provides real-time business intelligence with vision of the future, essential to optimize productivity, proactively manage labor and manage costs.
ABOUT LOCUS ROBOTICS Locus Robotics' revolutionary multi-bot solution incorporates powerful and intelligent autonomous mobile robots that work in collaboration with human workers to dramatically improve productivity in parts handling, case handling and 2X–3X pallet movement. , while optimizing labor and making efficient use of warehouse space. Locus helps retailers, 3PLs, and specialty warehouses efficiently meet and exceed the increasingly complex and demanding requirements of compliance environments. By easily integrating into new and existing large-scale warehouse infrastructures without disrupting workflows, Locus transforms productivity without transforming the warehouse.
Headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, Locus' EMEA presence is centrally located in Amsterdam, with an APAC presence located in Singapore.
In 2022 alone, Locus Robotics won more than 17 industry awards, including inclusion in the Inc. 500 for the second year in a row and a 2022 IFOY Award for its Autonomous Mobile Robot Solution in the Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV/AMR) category. .
For more information, visit www.locusrobotics.com.
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