• last week reported that DHL Supply Chain has completed 1 billion picks assisted by its autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs. • The partners said this milestone demonstrates “sustained warehouse performance.” “For today’s consumers responding toviral trendsor otherwise, reliability has become the baseline expectation,” wrote Mary Hart, senior content marketing manager at Locus, in a blogpost. • “Orders are placed in seconds, delivery windows are tracked in real time, and delays are remembered long after the box is opened,” she added. • “What shoppers rarely consider is the warehouse orchestration required behind the scenes to meet those expectations again and again.” Bonn, Germany-based DHL Supply Chain is a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL Group. • Thecompanyhas also worked withAutoStore,Boston Dynamics, and numerous other automation providers. • Its North American headquarters is in Westerville, Ohio.

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  • DHL Supply Chain announced that its partnership with Locus Robotics has reached a milestone of 1 billion robot‑assisted picks. The autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) deployed across more than 40 sites worldwide have helped DHL increase units picked per hour by 30 % to 180 % and cut training time by 80 %. Since beginning the collaboration in 2017, the fleet has grown to thousands of AMRs, and DHL plans to add 5,000 more in 2023. The achievement underscores the company’s focus on measurable automation gains and its broader use of robotics from Locus, AutoStore, and Boston Dynamics.
  • DHL Supply Chain announced it has completed 1 billion picks using autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) from Locus Robotics, marking a milestone in its long‑term automation partnership that began in 2017. The robots, deployed across more than 40 sites worldwide, have reportedly boosted units picked per hour by 30 % to 180 % and cut training time by 80 %. DHL attributes these gains to rigorous data‑driven deployment and continuous software optimization. The company plans to add 5,000 more AMRs in 2023 and has already surpassed 500 million picks in 2024, underscoring the scalability of its warehouse orchestration.

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