Symbotic provides integrated automation solutions for warehouses and distribution centers using robotics and artificial intelligence to optimize inventory management and order fulfillment. This technology addresses inefficiencies in supply chain operations, reducing labor costs and improving throughput.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Supply chain leaders face challenges including limited labor availability, increasing operating costs, out-of-stocks, SKU proliferation, and misalignment of inventory with demand, leading to inefficiencies in warehouse and distribution operations. Traditional warehouse automation solutions often fail to fully address these complexities.
Solution
Symbotic offers an integrated warehouse automation system that leverages artificial intelligence and robotics to optimize the flow of goods through the supply chain. The Symbotic System utilizes a fleet of autonomous mobile robots, advanced vision systems, and proprietary software to automate the receiving, storage, and retrieval of products within a high-density storage structure. This end-to-end solution increases efficiency, speed, and flexibility while reducing operating costs and improving order accuracy. The system's modular design allows for seamless integration into existing facilities and scalability to meet future growth demands.
Target Audience
Symbotic's primary customers include retailers (grocery, general merchandise), food wholesalers, and consumer packaged goods companies seeking to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and agility of their warehouse and distribution operations.
Features
- A.I.-powered software for intelligent orchestration of robots and warehouse operations
- Autonomous mobile robots (SymBots) with advanced vision and sensing capabilities
- High-density storage structure that maximizes space utilization and enables storage of a virtually limitless number of SKUs
- Robotic cells for efficient depalletization, singulation, and palletization of cases
- Proprietary end-of-arm tools that adapt to various case sizes, weights, and packaging types
- Palletization algorithms that optimize mixed-SKU pallets for density, stability, and efficient delivery
- Seamless integration with existing Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
- Ultracapacitor charging system for robots, minimizing downtime