Robots-as-a-service: New company introduces first 'goods-to-box' warehouse picking system

The rise of ecommerce has changed the way we shop, but many of the warehouses behind the products we buy haven't developed at the same pace. Today's consumers have come to expect instant gratification, and when they place an order online, they expect to get it quickly (otherwise, they'll just shop from a different website next time). Ecommerce companies need to get orders out the door at a pace that is faster than humanly possible. Still, many facilities use the original man-to-goods model, where a person follows a pick list and moves from shelf to shelf, gathering the correct items for each order. Today's larger companies are increasingly adding more automation to their warehouses, such as Amazon's acquisition of Kiva's robotic picking system.