
#NIMBLE ROBOTICS SOFTWARE#
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How will the lack of trade shows affect the sector in 2021? How do companies present new products? Have retailers really jumped on automation as a way to combat ever increasing ecommerce volumes? This report is free to download (and forward by email) courtesy of Grenzebach Intralogistics STIQ Ltd completed 73 stakeholder interviews to generate a view of what really happened in the warehouse automation sector during the pandemic and what the future may hold for the sector.įor the 2021 report we have included interviews with global retailers to include the customer angle. What has happened in the Goods to Person universe since March 2020? Not a lot? You may want to think again!! Nimble Robotics provides a direct solution to the challenges facing warehouse fulfillment automation.2021 Goods to Person Robotics / Warehouse Automation Report Until now, companies have struggled to develop robots that can handle the multitude of product types, while retailers have been hesitant to adopt automation because of the high costs. Our next-gen robotics technology will allow retailers and grocers of all sizes to have the fastest and most affordable fulfillment.” We’ve assembled an all-star team of engineers to build the future of autonomous on-demand fulfillment to solve this problem. According to McKinsey & Company, e-commerce doubled in 2020, an increase equivalent to 10 years of growth that occurred over the span of a few months.Īccording to Kalouche: “There is no fulfillment solution that can handle double the orders, fulfill them in half the time, with half the staff, for half the cost. While COVID-19 has spelled the end for many businesses, e-commerce and automation companies found themselves in high demand. How COVID-19 Increased Demand for Automated Warehouse Fulfillment

#NIMBLE ROBOTICS SERIES#
In addition to a successful Series A funding round, Nimble is adding two important names to its board of directors: Fei-Fei Li, Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University and also a seed investor, as well as Sebastian Thrun, co-founder of GoogleX and Udacity and CEO of Kitty Hawk. According to Kalouche, Nimble’s system is 90 to 95% autonomous, leaving only 5 to 10% of operations to be performed by remote human operators. The company uses deep imitation learning to create AI-powered robots for intelligent picking, packing, and handling of millions of products.ĭeep imitation learning is a popular concept in robotics that helps systems map and improve performance through imitation. Nimble Robotics was founded by former Stanford Ph.D. The funding will speed up the company’s hiring plans, scaling of robot deployment, and further product development.


Nimble Robotics, a warehouse automation company, has raised $50 million in its Series A funding led by DNS Capital and GSR Ventures.
