Plus One Robotics

A century-old company embraced automation and robotics in its transformation from a provider of postal meters to an operator of e-commerce parcel sortation centers for the Post Office.

Deployment of Plus One and Yaskawa robotic solutions consists of 12 new induction systems acquired by FedEx Corp.

The new round brings total funding to nearly $100 million for Plus One, which offers robotic parcel handling solutions.

The numbers for industrial robot sales in North America were strong for Q1, show host A3 reported at the start of the show, but it's integration with other types of robots and automation systems, not just expanded sales for industrial robots, that are shaping up as the keys to further growth and value.

Companies combined technologies target efficient ecommerce fulfillment with robotic sortation for parcel and unit-sorting, scaling automation in warehouses across the country

Robotic arm order picking loads directly onto AMRs to address need for scalable system for high-volume, ecommerce fulfilment centers

Vision software leader scales US and European operations

The new automated fulfillment solution incorporates a FANUC robot and Plus One’s AI-powered PickOne perception system

Perception and vision are key to making piece-picking robotics a reality in the DC

Developer of robot perception solutions sets to release commercial product