Geek+, an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) provider and IntraLogisteX 2022 exhibitor, has partnered with solution provider Engero to deploy a fleet of moving robots creating a smart, unmanned cold chain port warehouse in the port of Tianjin, one of China’s largest and busiest.Â
According to the collaboration, the Geek+ solution has resulted in improvements of 35% in storage, 42% in handling efficiency, and to 99.99% in handling accuracy within the warehouse.
Geek+’s flexible AMRs and advanced algorithm strategies are the twin engines driving the improvement and modernisation of cold chain warehouse, the partnership said.
Due to the conditions, manual operations are by nature not well-suited to cold chain logistics operations and become inefficient and even dangerous. Geek+’s AMRs can operate stably at low temperatures 24 hours a day, seven days a week, reducing the need for people to endure extreme, unpleasant working conditions.
Upon arrival in the port, goods requiring cold chain storage are carried by Geek+’s MP1000R moving robots to the depot area for customs inspection and disinfection, before entering the storage area for further processing and distribution.
Within the warehouse Geek+ robots interact and collaborate with different intelligent devices to handle the whole logistics process.
Furthermore, AI algorithms optimise the robots’ routes with intelligent queuing strategies to avoid traffic jams in narrow passages and drive efficient cluster scheduling. With 360° laser obstacle avoidance and omnidirectional sensing to allow the MP1000Rs to navigate in narrow aisles, maximising storage space density and further ensuring worker safety.
The robot’s self-rotating jack is designed to allow for great flexibility with minimal space occupied when moving pallets, meaning that warehouses can be upgraded with a minimum of fuss.
Geek+’s AI is also integrated into the warehouse control system and oversees the operations of the whole fleet. The warehouse operates under the “cloud warehouse” management mode and all process data can be traced. This enables centralised inventory management, online billing, and real-time information flows, which greatly improve efficiency and makes it easy to keep tabs on the whole process.
The facility in Tianjin is the world’s first fully-automated cold chain port warehouse, but Geek+ added it is far from the last. The company will continue to work together with Engero to implement its technology.
Geek+ (Stand 710) will be at IntraLogisteX 2022 on 29 & 30 March, at the Coventry Building Society Arena. For more details, visit www.intralogistex.co.uk
