Active Ants introduces its first AI-powered robotic arm
At the Active Ants warehouse in Dorsten (Germany), a first AI-driven robotic arm for picking was successfully introduced. The robot can pick up to 600 parcels per hour and is capable of learning from its mistakes. The robot will be further deployed at other Active Ants facilities across Europe.
Designed by the German company Sereact, the robotic arm can prepare up to 600 parcels per hour by picking products from the Autostore boxes. It achieves an accuracy rate of 99.99%. By continuously handling new products, the robot also learns and corrects its own mistakes — a groundbreaking technology.
Since the AI powered robotic arm carries out simple pickings, it creates room and flexibility to assign more value-adding tasks to human staff.
Bram Blondé, Deputy CEO 3PL bpostgroup, said: “Innovation has been part of the DNA of Active Ants from the start. Combining AI with robots is a logical evolution to continuously improve our services towards our customers. By introducing now our new AI robot, an order can be picked & packed within 15 minutes without any human intervention and providing the highest quality.”
