Industry-first pilot tested a humanoid robot in an actual warehouse environment
GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, announced today that it has been named the overall winner of magazine Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine’s (SDCE) 2024 Top Supply Chain Projects award for its industry-first pilot of humanoid robotics. This marks the third consecutive year that GXO has received a top project award and the first time it has been selected as an overall winner.
“We’re delighted to be recognized by for our leadership in the development of humanoid technology to drive new efficiencies in the most labor-intensive parts of the supply chain,” said Adrian Stoch, Chief Automation Officer, GXO. “We have made the strategic decision to prioritize the humanoid category of our R&D agenda, based on the potential for broad applications combined with the benefit of reducing repetitive heavy lifting tasks for our warehouse associates.”
GXO partnered with Agility Robotics to test ‘Digit,’ a humanoid robot, in actual warehouse operations at its SPANX facility in Flowery Branch, Georgia. The pilot focused on training Digit to undertake repetitive tasks, such as removing totes from autonomous mobile robots and placing them onto conveyors.
magazine and Food Logistics established the “Top Supply Chain Projects” award to profile “innovative case study-type projects designed to automate, optimize, streamline and improve the supply chain.” SDCE est considéré comme le guide de la transformation de la demande et de la supply chain pour les cadres.
Marina Mayer, Editor-in-Chief of magazine Supply & Demand Chain Executive et Food Logistics, said, “The past 12 months have seen companies within the supply chain and logistics space upgrade, enhance, adopt and adapt in order to achieve greater efficiency along the chain. Companies implemented others’ software and technology to work smarter, together. Their partnerships cultivated resilience and placed a spotlight on projects designed to make the supply chain space safer and more efficient. And, now it’s time to celebrate those projects!”
GXO leads the industry in innovative technology. In 2023, GXO increased its total units of warehouse automation by about 50% year over year and further entrenched its technology leadership position through trialing a broad range of new hardware and software solutions, AI‑powered robotics and autonomous vehicles.
Check out Marina Mayer’s video interview with Adrian Stoch ici.
A propos de GXO Logistics
GXO logistics, Inc. (NYSE : GXO) est le plus grand prestataire pure-player de logistique contractuelle au monde et bénéficie de la croissance rapide du e-commerce et de l'automatisation. GXO s'engage à fournir un environnement de travail diversifié de classe mondiale à ses plus de 130 000 collaborateurs répartis sur 970 sites totalisant une surface d’environ 200 millions de mètres carrés d’entreposage. L'entreprise collabore avec les plus grandes entreprises mondiales pour relever des défis logistiques complexes grâce à des supply chain technologiquement avancées et des solutions pour le e-commerce. Le siège social de GXO est situé à Greenwich, dans le Connecticut, aux États-Unis. Rendez-vous sur GXO.com GXO.com pour plus d’informations, et suivez GXO sur LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram et YouTube.
A propos de magazine Supply & Demand Chain Executive
magazine Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the only supply chain publication covering the entire global supply chain, focusing on trucking, warehousing, packaging, procurement, risk management, professional development and more. magazine Supply & Demand Chain Executive and sister publication Food Logistics also operate SCN Summit and Women in Supply Chain Forum. Go to www.SDCExec.com to learn more.