RightHand Robotics partners with Staples to install robots in fulfillment centers
RightHand Robotics, a provider of autonomous AI robotic picking solutions for order fulfillment, has agreed a multi-year partnership with Staples, one of America’s best-known suppliers of workspace products and solutions.
The agreement allows Staples to deploy and install the company’s RightPick item-handling system to automate operations for higher service levels and Next-Day Delivery to over 98 percent of the US.
Managing an industry-leading distribution and fulfillment network with various levels of AI and automation, Staples has long been an innovator in the US market.
Amit Kalra, chief supply chain officer at Staples, says: “We have always valued automation, and we see it as the future of eCommerce picking.
“After evaluating other solutions, the RightPick system met our high performance and reliability standards, picking items with different shapes, packaging, sizes, and weight.”
The RightPick system is an autonomous item-handling robot powered by advanced hardware, sensor suite, and RightPick AI software designed for a wide range of end-to-end warehouse tasks.
It offers damage-free picking across a broad range of items and provides industry-leading performance, reliability, throughput, and safety.
Through close collaboration with Staples, RightHand Robotics developed new features that have nearly doubled the range of items that a RightPick station can handle while reducing the number of required interventions by 80 percent.
These advancements have far-reaching implications beyond the Staples brand, benefiting a wide range of industries and applications.
Brian Owen, CEO of RightHand Robotics, says: “Our RightPick system sets a new standard in the flexibility, autonomy, and reliability of warehouse robotics.
“We’re thrilled that Staples recognized the benefits of using our technology to further enhance their automation strategy. It’s great to team up with an established industry leader to optimize their fulfillment operations.”