Multi-pick Robotic End Effector | 2020-2022

Designers: MHS Robotics, Material Handling Systems, Inc., Mt. Washington, Kentucky, USA
Manufacturer: Material Handling Systems, Inc., Mt. Washington, Kentucky, USA

Today's e-commerce landscape pushes supply chains to meet faster service levels and overcome labor challenges in the face of intense cost pressures. The robotic multi-pick uses advanced technology to help companies reduce dependency on a shaky labor pool, control costs, and boost output.
Unlike robotic picking solutions that handle a single item to fill one order at a time, the multi-pick robotic end effector from MHS can pick up and hold up to 36 items simultaneously and pack four orders at a time into four separate shipping boxes.

The capability to handle so many items at a time enables the end effector itself to act as an on-demand buffer according to LEAN best practices – a task typically reserved exclusively for accumulation conveyor or other automated components in order fulfillment scenarios.
Working as part of a goods-to-robot fulfillment system, this package offers a throughput rate of 90,000 pieces picked and 42,000 orders fulfilled per day.
The multi-pick robotic end effector is a step forward for pick-and-place robotic technology in logistics and offers meaningful productivity advantages for businesses with large amounts of multi-item orders to fulfill.