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Newegg Implements Warehouse Robotics from Geek+
Southern California distribution center uses shelf-to-person mobile picking system for increased speed and efficiency CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., Aug. 28, 2023
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[{"type":"text","content":"Southern California distribution center uses shelf-to-person mobile picking system for increased speed and efficiency\nCITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., Aug. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Newegg Commerce, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEGG), a global e-commerce leader for technology products, today announced it has recently deployed Geek+'s shelf-to-person mobile picking system that uses autonomous mobile robots (AMR) in its Ontario, Calif., warehouse.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe AMR system features dozens of robots that operate within a designated area before lifting and carrying mobile shelves to workstations where employees pick and scan products to prepare them for shipping to customers. The Geek+ system includes 24,360 storage locations for products within hundreds of shelves.\nThe P800 robots glide simultaneously on the floor throughout a designated area of the warehouse and move under racks. The robots' routes and duties are assigned by the Geek+ software based on inbound customer orders. Once parked underneath a rack, the robot lifts the rack and drives it to a warehouse employee several yards away so the employee can pick products. The robot can also rotate the rack to offer products from two opposite sides. All P800 robots can move at the same time without collisions to fulfill their duties, bringing racks to employees and returning the shelving units to storage areas until needed again.\nProducts are stored in racks based on both order frequency and compatibility. For example, a popular graphics card may sit on a shelf positioned near a human picker so it's optimized to be efficiently picked and packed. If a CPU is frequently ordered with a graphics card, the CPU may sit on an adjacent shelf to the graphics card.\nResembling a flat circular disc similar to a large robotic vacuum, the P800 robots speed along the floor at over 3.5 miles per hour and can lift and move over 2,200 pounds.\nThe innovative robotics technology eliminates the need for warehouse workers to walk long distances, a time-consuming and physically demanding process, to pick products from shelves. The system has increased efficiency and accuracy, enabling products to be picked, packed and shipped faster than traditional manual picking methods. Newegg has already seen improved employee safety and cost savings, among other benefits.\n\"We're optimistic about seeing improvements i...