ROBOGISTICS ROBOTICS IN LOGISTICS. Dr. Christian Wurll September 2015

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1 ROBOGISTICS ROBOTICS IN LOGISTICS Dr. Christian Wurll September 2015

2 Automation Powerhouse For best-in-class solutions About Swisslog E-Commerce / Retail Food & Beverage Pharmaceutical Competence Automotive Aerospace Electronics Competence Seite 2 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

3 We are where YOU are all over the globe North America Newport News Sweden Gothenburg and Boxholm Norway Oslo United Kingdom Birmingham Netherlands Utrecht Belgium Antwerp Switzerland Zurich (HQ) and Bienne United Arab Emirates Dubai Italy Milano and Maranello Austria Linz Finland Helsinki Denmark Copenhagen Germany Dortmund Korea Seoul Malaysia Kuala Lumpur China Shanghai About 1. An introduction Swisslog to Swisslog About Swisslog Founded in 1900 with Headquarters in Buchs/Aarau, Switzerland. Global presence 30 offices throughout more than 20 countries. A well-established and stable company with a strong owner and partner Kuka. Singapore Singapore Australia Sydney Plus many more support facilities around the globe. We design, develop and deliver best-in-class automation solutions for forward-thinking warehouses and distribution centers. Seite 3 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

4 Our market offering at one glance One company with two divisions Swisslog A best-in-class solution provider for Automated warehouses, distribution centers and healthcare facilities Warehouse and Distribution Solutions Healthcare Solutions Design: Logistics Consulting / System Design Develop: Project Implementation / System Integration Deliver: Operation Support / Maintenance & Modernization Transportation of goods and materials throughout healthcare facilities Packaging, storage, dispensing and inventory management of medication Seite 4 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

5 Robogistics Robotics in Logistics Seite 5 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

6 Unloading of Containers Seite 6 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

7 Container Unloading Wynright Robotic Truck Unloader (RTU) A three dimensional (3D) machine vision system identifies the location of the individual cases within the load The robot determines the best gripping strategy, and using vacuum, moves the cases to an outbound extendable conveyor. Won the Game Changer Award 2013 from the Robotic Business Review (rbr) Why are there not hundreds of installations? Investment costs are still very high Package quality is not always automation friendly Manual unloaders are very fast and flexible But The market will need these solutions. It is just a matter of time and further research to provide cost efficient and robust solutions. E.g. Google has acquired the company Industrial Perception, Inc. which was focusing on vision systems to unload containers Source: Seite 7 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

8 Transportation of light goods Lynx Autonomous Mobile Platform Weighs 60 kg, can haul 60 kg 13 hour run time, 3.5 hour recharge time, autonomous recharging on dock Turning radius of zero degrees thanks to differential steering Programmable voice and audio prompts Optional joystick for shenanigans Knapp Mobile Platforms Based on Adept platform Carries e.g. active roller conveyor to automatically load and unload containers Displayed on many trade fair shows in Europe and the US Source: Source: Seite 8 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

9 Transportation of light goods Adam on the Move Compact, durable chassis with customizable top plate Laser range finding system for vehicle location and obstacle avoidance Onboard PC for navigation and drive control Two independent servo-motors (each with integrated gear reducers) for vehicle drive Push-pull transport AGV for meter box Simple platform to deliver two plastic containers from storage to the work stations Navigation concept based on line following Many further AGV types in their portfolio Participated on the Hannover Show in 2012 Source: Source: Seite 9 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

10 Transportation of light goods The Weasel automated guided vehicle Transport weight of up to 35 kg Optional structure for ergonomic manual loading and unloading Operating times of up to 18 hours Speed of up to 1 m/s, dependent on load Acceleration of up to 0.8 m/s2 Introduced on the LogiMAT 2015 Source: Seite 10 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

11 Transportation of pallets Layer Picking of Retail Products 1 Pallet Unwrap Station and pallet in-feed into the cell 2 AS/RS Cranes holding in total 760 single stacked pallets 336 mobile pallet stands 35 KUKA Bots 2 High-Speed Layer Picking Systems (HSLP) with in total 40 pallet positions 1 Out-feed Lane connected to Pre-Print & Apply 2 Label Printers 2 Pallet Stackers 2 Stretch Wrappers (existing) Seite 11 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

12 Transportation of pallets Seite 12 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

13 Order Picking: Person to Goods SWISSLOG: CaddyPick Picking Made Easy CaddyPick is a semi-automated picking system for store-specific transport units designed primarily for the requirements of the retail industry. CaddyPick combines the Person-to-Goods with the Zone-to-Zone picking function. Automated monorail carriers the CaddyPicks transport the order unit (pallet or roll cage) safely and efficiently through the picking aisles. Picking is highly efficient and error-free because a screen at the picking station shows the order to be picked and the picking location is indicated by an LED dot on the floor. The weighing system integrated into each CaddyPick checks whether the weight of the picked goods corresponds to the weight of the ordered goods. Seite 13 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

14 Order Picking: Goods to Person KIVA Systems Founded in 2003, Kiva Systems is a different kind of material handling company and the leading solution for ecommerce fulfillment. In 2009, Kiva Systems was named the 6th fastest growing company in the US by Inc. 500, and a Gartner "Cool Vendor in Supply Chain Management." In 2012, Fast company Magazine named Kiva The 23rd Most Innovative Company in the World. Amazon.com acquired Kiva Systems in May of Today, Kiva is called Amazon Robotics and is helping to revolutionize Amazon s operations across the globe. Amazon has equipped the first Amazon Fulfillment center in Europe in 2015 with Robots Source: Seite 14 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

15 Order Picking: Goods to Person Grey Orange Robotics: Butler System Inspired by KIVA Systems Indian Technology Start Up Company founded by developers of the AcYut team from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. GOR is backed by an extraordinary group of investors, advisors and mentors who have built billion dollar businesses. Swisslog / Grenzebach: Carry Pick System Inspired by KIVA Systems Grenzebach started the development of the G-Com System in 2012 / 2013 in collaboration with Swisslog The C-Com System was first introduced at the LogiMAT 2014 The first CarryPick System for BLG went live in Germany in 2014 and for DB Schenker in Sweden in 2015 Source: Source: Seite 15 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

16 Schenker Logistics AB Arlandastad, Sweden Pic Bild 1 Start of Operation: 2015 E-commerce Together with Swisslog, we have developed a storage solution that is unique for online business in Europe. It allows a level of productivity that exceeds all manual solutions in the industry. Anders Holmberg Business Development Manager DB Schenker Logistics Project information: Pic 1: Rack layout CarryPick System Pic 2: Workstation with pickgate Pic 3: WM6 Pick-Screen Pic 2 Pic 3 Seite 16 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

17 BLG Handelslogistik GmbH Frankfurt, Germany Start of Operation: September 2015 E-commerce With the G-Com system of Grenzebach we found an innovative logistics solution which allows us a higher versatility and flexibility in our logistics process. Pic 1 Robert Ruppersberg and Klaus Gottwalt BLG LOGISTICS Management of the logistics center Frankfurt Project information: Pic 2 Pic 3 Pic 1: Rack layout CarryPick System Pic 2: Carry-robot during operation Pic 3: Workstation with pickgate Seite 17 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

18 Order Picking: Goods to Person AutoStore Developed by company Hatteland in Norway Swisslog is one of the integrators of the AutoStore Concept Efficient Goods-To-Person Concept based on autonomous robots delivering boxes to various pick ports System can be scaled easily to meet the customer needs KUKA and Swisslog have added an Automated Item Picking solution at the pick stations to also automate the actual picking task Seite 18 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

19 Automated Case Picking (ACP) Seite 19 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

20 Automated Case Picking Example Order Pallets Seite 20 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

21 Overview of ACP Solution II-1 Purpose of ACP I. Introduction Incoming Pallets Depalletizing Case Buffer Palletizing Mixed Pallets Seite 21 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics F u l l y A u t o m a t e d P r o c e s s

22 Overview of ACP Solution II-2 market entry solution Depalletizing Loading I. Introduction Case Buffer Unloading Fully Automated Process Seite 22 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics Mixed Row Palletizing

23 Automated Case Picking Required Components Robot Gripper Technology Vision Recognition Process-Control Mixed Palletizing Mobility Seite 23 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

24 Automated Case Picking Video Seite 24 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

25 What is next? KARIS PRO - Kleinskaliges Autonomes Redundantes Intralogistik-System in der Produktion (Small Scale Autonomous Redundant Intralogistic-System in the production) Seite 25 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

26 Amazon Picking ICRA 2015 The challenge: pick a subset of products from a stationary inventory shelf and put them on a table Object recognition Pose recognition Grasp planning Compliant manipulation Motion planning Task planning and execution Error detection and recovery Teams and Sponsors Over 30 teams mostly from Universities have signed up for the Challenge Many robot companies are supporting the teams with hardware and additional grants Amazon has called out an award for the winning teams Winner was TU Berlin (Prof. Dr. Oliver Brock) Source: Seite 26 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

27 What is next? Source: Source: Source: Seite 27 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics Source: Source:

28 What is next? Amazon Drone The Paketkopter Source: Source: DHL Studie Global e-tailing 2025 Seite 28 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics

29 CONTACT INFORMATION Dr. Christian Wurll Bereichsleiter Robogistics Technology Center SWISSLOG Automation GmbH Ottostraße Ettlingen Deutschland Cell: Seite 29 / / Robogistics Robotics in Logistics