Revolutionizing Logistics: Geek+ and DHL's Warehouse of the Future

The Customer

• DHL is the world’s leading logistics company and a trusted name in supply chain operations. With a global network spanning over 220 countries and territories, DHL offers an expansive portfolio of services, including international express delivery, freight forwarding, e-commerce solutions, and industrial supply chain management.

The Challenge

• Operational scalability: Meeting the rapid demand fluctuations in e-commerce with consistent efficiency.
• Fulfillment complexity: Managing inbound and outbound logistics with speed and minimal errors.
• Customer expectations: Ensuring agility, accuracy, and resilience in the face of evolving market needs.
  
  
  
  

Our Solution

• RoboShuttle® tote-picking robot: This AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robot) autonomously retrieves totes containing ordered items and carries them to picking stations using its advanced fork arms.
• Collaborative robot arms: Working alongside the RoboShuttle®, these arms pick items from the tote, pack them, and prepare them for outbound delivery.
• Real-time performance monitoring: Dashboards display operational metrics, allowing decision-makers to track and analyze logistics performance in real-time.
  
  
  
  

The Geekplus impact

• Enhanced efficiency: The automated solution enables faster fulfillment cycles, scaling to meet high-volume e-commerce demands.
• Unmatched accuracy: By removing human error, the RoboShuttle® and robot-arm system achieves exceptional precision in logistics operations.
• Operational visibility: Real-time dashboards provide comprehensive insights into workflows, empowering stakeholders to make data-driven decisions.
• Future-ready logistics: The exhibit demonstrates an agile, modular approach to automation, offering a replicable model for logistics facilities worldwide.
  
  
  
  
  

“The Geek+ exhibit is the perfect showcase of how technologies such as AI, Computer Visioning, and Robotics are converging to provide greater value to our customers’ supply chains.”

YingChuan Huang, Innovation Manager at DHL’s Asia Pacific Innovation Center