Geekplus Technology Co. today announced an upgrade to its Robot Management System, or RMS, to prepare for the peak holiday season. The company said the enhanced RMS is capable of coordinating more than 5,000 robots and processing 10,000 tasks per second. It claimed this sets a new benchmark for high-volume logistics operations during the busiest time of the year.
Adobe Analytics predicted that U.S. online sales will reach a record $240.8 billion this holiday shopping season. This represents an 8.4% growth year over year. With e-commerce sales surging, warehouses will face the challenge of managing massive throughput without compromising speed or accuracy.
Geekplus said its upgraded RMS addresses this need by offering scalability and efficiency, enabling businesses to handle increased demand.
“As the peak season approaches, warehouses face unprecedented challenges in managing order volumes,” said Kai Liu, head of system platform at Geekplus. “Our new RMS empowers businesses to scale their operations efficiently, ensuring timely deliveries and enhancing customer satisfaction during this critical period.”
RMS promises efficiency, throughput
Geekplus, which has offices in Beijing and Carlsbad, Calif., said the new RMS allows for:
- Scalability: It can manage over 5,000 autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) within a single facility, enabling large-scale operations without the need for costly infrastructure upgrades.
- High-speed processing: By handling 10,000 tasks per second, the RMS can accelerate order-fulfillment processes crucial for meeting tight holiday deadlines.
In addition, the company said it has optimized the system‘s computational efficiency, reducing CPU load by 35% and decreasing memory usage by 50%. Advanced Multi-Agent Path Finding (MAPF) algorithms optimize robot paths to reduce congestion and increase throughput by over 15%.
Geekplus said its enhanced RMS integrates with its core shelf-to-person, tote-to-person, and pallet-to-person systems, allowing clients to deploy multiple automation setups within a single warehouse. This unified approach simplifies operations and optimizes efficiency, particularly during peak periods, it claimed.
In addition, the upgraded system is intended for high-throughput environments, enabling warehouses to handle intensified demand without sacrificing performance, said Geekplus.
- Shelf-to-person systems: RMS manages up to 5,000 P-series robots across facilities larger than 100,000 sq. m (1 million sq. ft.) supporting over 200 workstations for enhanced productivity.
- Tote-to-person systems: Coordinates 600 RS-series robots and 2,000 P40 robots in 50,000-sq.-m (538,195-sq.-ft.) facilities, ensuring continuous tote supply and precise picking at 96 stations.
“With this RMS upgrade, we’re not just increasing capacity; we’re enabling smarter operations,” said Wenzhe Tan, head of system product at Geekplus. “This level of coordination ensures businesses can meet peak season demands while staying agile for the future.”
Geekplus picks up more partnerships
Geekplus said its systems can automate warehouse activities including receiving, storage, picking, and sorting. The company said it can help customers worldwide improve productivity, efficiency, and flexibility.
Last month, Geekplus partnered with Floatic to establish a joint sales pipeline to deliver integrated warehouse automation to Asia-Pacific clients. They plan to combine Floatic’s proprietary multi-robot management technology and systems integration expertise with Geekplus’ lineup of robots, industry networks, and mass-production capabilities.
It also deployed goods-to-person (G2P) robots for THG Fulfill in its Omega facility in Warrington, U.K.
This month, Geekplus partnered with Intel Corp. to launch a Vision Only Robot for logistics. The company said its new AMR uses Intel‘s Visual Navigation Modules. The system also features algorithmic innovations in V-SLAM (visual simultaneous localization and mapping) positioning, composite detection networks, and robot following, the partners said.
Geekplus also opened a 40,000-sq.-ft. (3,716-sq.-m) innovation center near Atlanta.