A few weeks back, SCDigest ran a video discussion between editor Dan Gilmore and Gartner analyst Dwight Klappich on Klappich’s prediction that so-called autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) would soon make a big impact on distribution operations. (See Gartner’s Dwight Klappich on Mobile Robots in the DC .)
What are AMRs? There are actually a number of categories of such robots, from those that are basically smart automated guided vehicles that putaway, select and/or move full pallets, to smaller AMRs that are used to support workers in piece picking. In late 2017, Garner predicted that "AMRs will transform warehouse operations […]
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