6RS claims its robot “has demonstrated significant rate improvements—two to three times faster—over existing cart pick technologies.”
The solution uses proprietary mobile robots and cloud-based enterprise software that integrates with all warehouse management systems.
The company points out that a new infrastructure Is not required, explaining that the robot can be fully operational at a customer site in a couple of weeks.
“We expected 50% rate improvement using a small number of robots, but we achieved greater than 100% improvements during initial pilots and used fewer robots than expected," says Christopher Cacioppo, 6RS' co-founder.
The robots could become smarter over time and could help warehouse managers and operators identify areas for improvement, essentially managing foot traffic and placement of inventory on shelves.
Current customers include half a dozen publicly traded companies, including department stores, big-box retailers, and 3PLs.
