Flipkart Deploys 100 Automated Robots In Its Bengaluru Delivery Hub
As of now, Flipkart?s robots can sort 4,500 packages in an hour which is ten times more than a single human would achieve at the same time.
- Walmart-owned Flipkart has deployed around 100 robots in one of its delivery hubs in the outskirts of Bengaluru to help sort packages and streamline its supply chain.
- According to the company, the robots which are automated guided vehicles (AGVs), will be working in a tight grid and use collision avoidance technology to ensure free movement.
- The automation startup is responsible for handling warehousing for Flipkart, Jabong, Myntra and PepperFry.
- Around the same time, the startup had introduced AI-powered butler called PickPal, which is an automated picking system.