Just saw a stat that blew my mind about warehouse robots

I was reading a logistics report last night and it said automated forklifts can now unload a semi truck in under 2 hours, while a human crew takes about 4. That's a whole shift of work gone, and my buddy in Phoenix says his warehouse is already testing them. Anyone else seeing this kind of speed in their industry, and how are you prepping for it?

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hayden_craig951mo ago

Did they say anything about how many robots they need to hit that 2 hour mark, or is it a one for one swap with the human crew? That math changes everything for smaller warehouses that can't drop six figures on a fleet. I keep hearing about the speed, but nobody talks about what happens when the robot hits a pallet that's been shifted or wrapped wrong, does it just stop and wait for a person? My buddy's place is testing one too and he says the downtime from jams is way higher than the hype suggests. Are these numbers from a perfect run, or does the 2 hours include all the screw ups?

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