GXO signs global agreement with 6 River Systems

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GXO has announced today that it has reached a multi-year global agreement with 6 River Systems, a fulfilment solutions provider, to meet the demand for Collaborative Mobile Robots (CMRs) in its logistics operations across the U.S. and Europe.      

Chief Information Officer at GXO Sandeep Sakharkar said: “6 River Systems’ Chucks provide a huge boost to the retention of our team members and deliver a substantial sustained increase in operational productivity. This agreement fortifies our long-term partnership with 6RS, ensuring rapid deployment of popular productivity-enhancing warehouse collaborative robots that give our customers a competitive advantage.”

GXO has stated that it is rapidly expanding its use of technology to meet demand for outsourcing logistics from current and new customers. Along with productivity improvements, GXO’s innovative use of technology helps recruit new team members by creating a safer and more engaging workplace.

Co-founder and co-CEO at 6 River Systems Rylan Hamilton commented: “Our extended partnership with GXO proves that our wall-to-wall fulfilment solutions provide our customers with the ability to scale their global operations. In less than five years, GXO has been able to utilize 6 River Systems innovations to address some of their biggest opportunities and create a trusted fulfilment ecosystem for their customers. We look forward to delivering great business outcomes to GXO with this new phase of our strategic partnership.”      

According to GXO, Chucks help reduce training time for new team members by as much as 80%. The collaborative robots use sophisticated sensors to navigate and are capable of operating in multi-tier installations, directing employees to the correct inventory on multiple levels, processing more goods and maximizing available space. They also reportedly reduce walking distances for employees and speed operations such as stocking, picking and sorting items.

Source: GXO