Emerging technology…immerging jobs! Or is it displacement of jobs? The future of warehouses may include fewer human employees and have faster shipments if robots like the Kiva Systems continue to invade the workspace. As innovations evolve and new technologies emerge, warehouse systems done by Kiva will become more efficient: processes will be expedited faster and customer service will be enhanced. It is amazing how Kiva Systems mobile robotic drive units run a warehouse store with such precision, augment the employees yet do not crash into each other. The robots’ consistency and predictable outputs keep the few employees working steadily and on track. These robots not only store data and transfer racks of products all over the warehouse but they use the results from data mining and transform the information into business intelligence. One example of this business intelligence occurs when the robots store the high-sale items closer to the front of the warehouse for easier access.
The wave of the future…Kiva Systems seems unreal but it is happening! Kiva Systems are being used by Gap, Toys “R” Us, Zappos and others…see video link below.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2011/11/08/kiva-warehouse-robots.cnn
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