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Zalando to install up to 50 AI-powered Nomagic robots in its European fulfilment centres
Zalando is supercharging its logistics backbone with the roll-out of up to 50 AI-driven Nomagic robots across its European fulfilment network. This expansion also introduces a world-first solution to one of the industry's toughest hurdles: the automated handling of shoeboxes. Nomagic's Shoebox Picker: Solving the “shoebox challenge” While automation is common in logistics, shoeboxes have historically been one of the most challenging items to automate in fashion logistics; their loose lids often
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