Robotics
Warehouse robotics are point solutions designed to handle tasks like transporting, picking, packing, or sorting goods. These technologies include autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), robotic arms, and other intelligent equipment that move and work alongside people. Unlike traditional fixed automation that is best for high-volume, consistent workflows - robotics offer flexible, scalable solutions that can adapt to changing inventory, order patterns, and business demands.
Benefits of Warehouse Robots
Robotics bring the speed and consistency of automation with the adaptability of manual labor. They help boost throughput, reduce reliance on hard-to-staff roles, and scale with your operation - whether you’re navigating peak seasons or long-term growth. Robotics can be deployed faster than many fixed systems and, when integrated with warehouse software, give you greater visibility, control, and return on investment across your fulfillment operation.
Types of Robotics Automation
Goods-to-Robot Each Picking
Core™ Robotic Picking System provides automated picking tote-tote, tote-bag, tote-box, etc. converting goods-to-person stations into goods-to-robot stations. The Core™ picks a wide variety of items, rapidly identifying and picks them without needing pre-programmed SKU information using built-in algorithms to measure and adjust grip quality for accurate transfers.
Mobile Robotic Goods-To-Operator
Robotic Goods-to-Operator uses autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to create a storage and retrieval picking subsystem that includes put-away, inventory storage, replenishment and order picking. The solution is very flexible in how it adapts to changing inventory profiles and order volumes. The modular system architecture of this approach can scale to increase storage volume or fulfillment throughput independently by adding more storage racks or robots, as needed. The subsystem works by tracking inventory stored in racks and bringing the racks required to fulfill an order to an operator station. The operator performs a pick from racks as they are presented, and consolidates items required for an order.
Robotic Put Walls
Sure Sort is a compact scalable small-item sorting system alternative to traditional put wall that can be applied in order consolidation, retail replenishment, inbound SKU, kiting, returns and parcel sortation applications.
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Shuttle Sortation
Stride™ Shuttle Sorter is an automated store replenishment fulfillment & sortation alternative to put walls and item loop sortation that can increase order fulfillment by up to 4X, maximize shipping container cube utilization by up to 10%, and fit in a compact footprint.
Articulated Arm Robotics
Articulated Arm Robotics automates the handling of pallets, cases and totes to address applications where repetitive motion or heavy lifting by an operator could cause injury or fatigue. A range of applications can be solved such as outbound order palletizing, inbound case depalletizing, or decasing inventory into totes.
Finding the Right Fit
Every warehouse is different. At Trew, we help you choose the robotics technology that best fits your:
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Order volume
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Fulfillment goals
Whether you’re working with an existing facility or starting from scratch, robotics can deliver scalability, flexibility, and positive return on investments.
SureSort is a registered trademark of OPEX Corporation. All rights reserved. OPEX is one of Trew’s integration partners.
Core™ Robotic Picking System and Stride™ Shuttle Sorter is a trademark of Berkshire Grey. Berkshire Grey is one of Trew's integration partners.
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