Logistics robot
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A robot that carries goods around inside warehouses and factories.
Overview
In a big warehouse, a person has to walk around all day looking for goods. A logistics robot lifts a whole shelf or box and brings it to the person, or moves it to a set place. The person only has to stand in one spot, take items out and put them in.
There are two ways they move. The older way follows lines or markers stuck on the floor. The autonomous mobile robot (AMR), now widely used, looks around with sensors and builds a map, and goes around by itself when a person or a load blocks the way. There are also ongoing attempts to leave jobs like picking up boxes and unloading trucks to robots.
An everyday example
Think of the serving robots that carry food to your table in a restaurant. In a warehouse, many such robots move around without bumping into each other.
Why it matters
These robots are behind the fast delivery of online shopping. Warehouses are where robots are growing fastest as it gets harder to find workers.
Also calledwarehouse robot