FedEx Deploys new AI-Robotics E-Commerce Fulfilment System

FedEx subsidiary FedEx Ground has implemented a new AI-enabled robotics system to handle thousands of small packages daily as it seeks new innovations to meet demand in e-commerce delivery. The trial Robotic Product Sortation and Identification (RPSi) scheme, which is up and running at FedEx Ground's station in Queens New York, is in partnership with Berkshire Grey, a developer of Intelligent Enterprise Robotics solutions. Berkshire Grey's RPSi system can autonomously pick, identify, sort, collect and containerise small packages at scale, a process that is traditionally processed and sorted manually. The system can handle a wide array of routine packages, including individual polybags, tubes, padded mailers, and more. FedEx says the new technology will introduce the necessary efficiencies to accommodate the rapid growth in e-commerce, autonomously handling thousands of packages a day and sorting them for onward transit to hubs and stations throughout the FedEx Ground network.