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Kiva Systems Warehouse Automation at Quiet Logistics

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What it is

An overview of the Quiet Logistics warehouse using Kiva Systems robots, narrated by company executives. The robots bring storage racks to human pickers at stations.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Used to show what Kiva-style warehouse automation actually looks like: simple wheeled robots moving racks to humans.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here's a more useful video of Kiva robots”

    Shows Kiva picking station, with humans guided by laser pointer.

    Animats, 2014-12 · Recommendation · in “A Day in the Life of a Kiva Robot (2011) [video]”

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Topics: kiva robots, warehouse, robotics, order fulfillment, amazon

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