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Thursday, December 17 2020 - 08:00
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Locus Robotics Picks Record-Breaking 70M Units During 2020 Holiday Shopping Period
WILMINGTON, Mass., Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

-- Leader in Warehouse Automation and Pioneer in Robotics-as-a-Service Averaged 
over 1.2M Units Picked per Day for its Global Retail and 3PL Customers Day 
During 2020 Cyber Week 

Locus Robotics( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3014733-1&h=214578140&u=https%3A%2F%2Flocusrobotics.com%2F&a=Locus+Robotics 
), the industry leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfillment 
warehouses, today released its annual CyberWeek e-commerce fulfillment 
productivity report, announcing more than 70 million units picked on behalf of 
its global retail and third-party logistics customers, a 250% increase over 
last year. This increase reflects the explosion of e-commerce, accelerated by 
the pandemic, the shift to warehouse fulfillment automation to offset labor 
shortages, and Locus's ability to deliver high fulfillment productivity and a 
fast ROI.

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"Robotics and automation are experiencing sharp growth, driven by increased 
e-commerce and online ordering, and accelerated by COVID-19. Locus addresses 
our customers' greatest pain points: the increased need for available labor, 
fulfillment cost efficiency, and the flexibility to quickly scale for seasonal 
volume spikes." said Rick Faulk, Chief Executive Officer of Locus Robotics.  

The Locus solution reached the 300 million pick milestone, picking over 200 
million units in 2020 alone. Locus's comprehensive solution featuring patented, 
proprietary software, intuitive user interface, and rich management reporting 
dramatically improves the efficiency of both outbound ('picking') fulfillment 
and inbound ('putaway/replenishment'), quickly and easily deploying into both 
greenfield and brownfield warehouses. Acting as a coordinated fleet, the robots 
autonomously navigate a warehouse, dynamically adjusting their paths and 
collaborating with workers. Locus's proprietary algorithms dynamically allocate 
picker workload to optimize productivity and minimize unproductive walking.

A record $270 billion online global sales took place from Thanksgiving Day 
through Cyber Monday this year, according to Salesforce.com and Adobe Analytics 
Data. US Black Friday sales reached $9 billion, up 21.6%, and US Cyber Monday 
Sales hit $10.8 billion, up 15.1% -- the largest online shopping day in US 
history.   

Locus robots are easily configured to carry a wide variety of products. 
Patented technology automatically recognizes workers, changing the robot's 
large screen display to show information in the worker's preferred language. 
This facilitates greater productivity and reduced error rates. Locus's 
innovative 'Gamification' feature displays individual performance statistics to 
help motivate workers to meet shift or departmental goals. The Locus solution 
includes rich, real-time analytics, dashboards, and reporting to customers to 
assist managers in maximizing productivity and support continuous improvement 
in their operations.

ABOUT LOCUS ROBOTICS Locus Robotics' revolutionary, multi-bot solution 
incorporates powerful and intelligent autonomous mobile robots that operate 
collaboratively with human workers to dramatically improve piece-handling 
productivity 2X-3X, with less labor compared to traditional picking systems. 
This award-winning solution helps retailers, 3PLs, and specialty warehouses 
efficiently meet and exceed the increasingly complex and demanding requirements 
of fulfillment environments, easily integrating into existing warehouse 
infrastructures without disrupting workflows, instantly transforming 
productivity without transforming the warehouse. For more information, visit 
www.locusrobotics.com. 



SOURCE: Locus Robotics 


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