Fortifying Your Automated Warehouse By Fouad Khalil, Senior Director of Enterprise Security, Risk & Compliance, Locus Robotics With cyberattacks accelerating and the average data breach now costing $4.45 million, warehouse operators must approach automation security strategically. As warehouses increasingly deploy robots and connected systems, they are expanding their attack surface and creating new vulnerabilities. Identify and address security risks before they become problems. Using the STRIDE framework (Spoofing, Tampering, Repudiation, Information disclosure, Denial of Service, and Elevation of Privileges), operators can evaluate threats across their entire warehouse technology stack. The challenge isn’t just identifying threats—it’s deciding how to address them cost-eectively. Organizations must weigh factors like operational impact, implementation costs, regulatory requirements, and available resources. Success requires a holistic approach combining the following: PEOPLE: Ensure sta are properly trained in security awareness and clearly understand their responsibilities. PROCESSES: Implement robust security practices, from visitor management to incident response procedures. TECHNOLOGIES: Deploy appropriate solutions like identity and access management, VPNs, API security, and network protection. Regular monitoring and testing are crucial. Organizations must proactively identify and address risks to protect their operations, assets, and data. By applying structured threat modeling and implementing comprehensive security programs, warehouse operators can confidently embrace automation while maintaining robust protection against evolving threats.
The TORU robot from Magazino assists in the shoe picking process.
the speci c customer application at hand—whether performing long- haul routes or executing picks and drops. Equipped with LiDAR- based SLAM technology, the RS1 plans dynamic routes based on real-time perception feedback ensuring reliable picks and drops without training. Lift RS1 offers 360° safety coverage. The truck has both primary and secondary safety sensing capabilities. While some systems rely on primary obstruction detection, which can sense objects within 6 inches of the ground, Seegrid’s secondary obstruction detection technology provides precise scanning of the drop area prior to payload release. This gives an extra layer of safety, ensuring accurate pallet drops and reducing the risk of errors.
Gabor Shoes AG, a German company and one of the largest shoe manufacturers in Europe, deployed the TORU robots to assist with order ful llment at its Mindelheim location near Munich. The collaboration aimed to align order picking with the high level of automation throughout the warehouse. The implementation of the TORU robots at Gabor went smoothly: The commissioning, including IT integration, was completed within three months. TORU works autonomously and can be quickly integrated into existing warehouse environments. The robot is able to perceive its surroundings and operate safely alongside human staff with the help of 3D cameras, sensors, and laser scanners. At Gabor, its tasks consist of picking, transporting, and sorting shoe boxes of various sizes into a handover station, with a carrying capacity of up to 16 boxes in its backpack. Orders are transmitted via a wireless connection to Gabor’s warehouse management system. ■
TORU Robots: A Shoe-In for Fulfillment
Gabor Shoes AG implemented two TORU robots from Jungheinrich subsidiary Magazino in its ware- house in Mindelheim, Germany, automating its shoe picking process.
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