The Kiva warehouse-management system creates a new paradigm for pick-pack-and-ship
warehouses that significantly improves worker productivity. The Kiva system uses movable …

The author reflects on the automation and robotics innovations that Kiva Systems developed
that allow the company to successfully develop and deploy warehouse systems with …

Robotic handling systems are increasingly applied in distribution centers. They require little
space, provide flexibility in managing varying demand requirements, and are able to work …

Robotized handling systems are increasingly applied in distribution centers. They require
little space, provide flexibility in managing varying demand requirements, and are able to …

The Kiva mobile fulfillment system (Kiva MFS) uses a breakthrough new approach to order
fulfillment-one that simultaneously improves productivity, speed, accuracy, and flexibility …

In the e-commerce era, efficient order fulfillment processes in distribution centers have
become a key success factor. One novel technology to streamline these processes is robot …

So far, autonomous order picking (commissioning) systems have not been able to meet the
stringent demands regarding speed, safety, and accuracy of real-world warehouse …

This paper treats an automated warehousing system, known as the KIVA system, where
mobile robots lift complete racks and autonomously move them to stationary pickers. This …

E-commerce retailers face the challenge to assemble large numbers of time-critical picking
orders each consisting of just a few order lines with low order quantities. Traditional picker-to …

Intelligent part‐to‐picker systems are spreading across a broad range of industries as
preferred solutions for agile order fulfillment, wherein mobile racks are carried by robots and …