Book 15, Question 81
Why Do Warehouses Use Flat Robots That Carry Shelves?
In some warehouses, flat robots slide under a tall shelf, lift it, and carry it to a worker! The shelves come to the people, instead of people walking the aisles. That saves time and steps.
More fun facts
- In many warehouses, a squat floor robot slides under a storage rack, lifts it and carries it to a waiting worker.
- Workers used to be on their feet all day, climbing ladders to reach high shelves.
- In one UK warehouse, a fleet of 100 robots climbs shelves more than 12 meters (39 feet) high.
- Those robots can reach almost 14.5 kilometers (nine miles) per hour.
- They keep track of stock at about 70,000 spots in a giant 3D grid of shelves.
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