Inbound Logistics | July 2024

Pio automated warehouse system ( above ); Urbx TowerBots ( right )

size, shape, color, or characteristics. AI-enabled and adaptable to any brand of commercial robot, customized bin, or customized gripper, the MI.RA solution is ideal for pick and place, kitting, sorting, warehouse, ecommerce, and similar applications. With virtual simulation tools and predictive algorithms that provide path management and collision-free trajectories, the MI.RA/OnePicker ensures precision and repeatable performance. It can be installed on even the smallest collaborative robots without limiting its reachability inside the bins. Pio Warehouse Robotics System Enters the U.S. SMB Market Pio (“Products In/Out”), a plug-and-play automated warehouse system leveraging cube storage technology by AutoStore, is now available to small and midsize ecommerce businesses (SMBs) in the United States.

AutoStore is a warehouse automation company with more than 1,500 installations worldwide for companies such as Macy’s, Ikea, and Puma. Its proprietary cube storage technology offers one of the densest product and inventory storage solutions on the market. AutoStore created Pio to make cube storage technology accessible to companies of all sizes. Now, Pio’s P100 automated warehouse system has launched in the United States with ve

new customers including Privada Cigar Club, Sunday Swagger, Souko, Barnes 4WD, and AI Stone. Starting at around $86,000 plus a monthly subscription, Pio is capable of picking and packing 360 orders per hour, reducing labor costs by up to 80% and saving hundreds of thousands of dollars per year for SMB ecommerce businesses. To date, Pio customers have reported a full return-on-investment (ROI) in less than one year.

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