As retailers seek to automate their inventories, Chinese company Geekplus stands out in the race for smarter robots.
Geek+ Shelf-to-Person mobile order fulfillment robots. Credit: Geek+
Source: Company brochure
Beyond the shelves of the world’s leading supermarkets and department stores, one Chinese company has led the way in automating their warehouses with smart, fast-moving robots. In countries where workers are increasingly unwilling to work in heavy lifting jobs, Beijing Geekplus Technology has filled the void with autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to move goods and sort inventories.
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Tsinghua University graduate Zheng Yong founded Geekplus in 2015
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