Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a demand for robotic fulfillment facilities that will support the online food delivery industry as these facilities can pick and handle groceries orders faster and better, S&P Global Market Intelligence reports.
It notes that online grocers like Walmart and Albertsons have accelerated their efforts to automate their online grocery demand by using high-tech centers. Even Amazon.com has reportedly been looking at ways to automate grocery fulfillment and stay competitive in the high-volume grocery industry. According to the S&P Global Market Intelligence, using robotic equipment is 10 times faster than manually filling orders.
How do fulfillment centers work? After an order is placed by the customer robots with totes are deployed to pick requested products and route them to stations then a human selects and bags items for shipping. S&P Global Market Intelligence also says that there is greater accuracy fulfilling orders including providing real-time information about available items.
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