Geekplus delivers 318 units of PopPick solution to ASKUL Delivered 318 units of PopPick solution 70% of the units are now in operation based on a phased implementation plan.

Geek Plus Inc. ("Geekplus"), an AI logistics robotics company, is pleased to announce that ASKUL Corporation ("ASKUL"), headquartered in Koto-ku, Tokyo, has installed Geekplus' new PopPick ("PopPick") at ASKUL Value Center Kansai ("AVC Kansai"). The new PopPick robots are the largest number of PopPick automated robots in Japan, with 318 units delivered to AVC Kansai. Based on a phased introduction plan, 246 of these robots will begin operation on December 21. This will enable efficient receiving and shipping of goods.

ASKUL x Geek+

ASKUL has been using Geek+'s GTP(*1) solution at multiple centers to automate operations, reduce workload, and thereby improve product inventory efficiency and work productivity. In order to fulfill ASKUL's important strategy of "expanding product assortment," Geekplus proposed and received the PopPick, a new product with storage capacity that takes advantage of its height and twice the production capacity of conventional shelf-transport robots. This will significantly improve work efficiency, support the strategy of expanding the product assortment, and dramatically improve storage and warehousing capacity.

This new system will contribute to a more efficient and effective logistics system, thereby enhancing the customer experience.

(*1) Abbreviation for Goods To Person. A robot that transports goods directly to the location of the worker in charge of picking.

Inside the ASKUL Value Center Kansai warehouse (1)

Inside the ASKUL Value Center Kansai warehouse (2)

Robots can run without restrictions in fire zones.

PopPick station

PopPick

The height of the warehouse is effectively utilized, and the robot can operate at a height (3.8 meters) that allows it to pass directly under the fireproof shutters. By having the robot move back and forth across the fire protection compartment, operations are not separated by fire zones, and a large space can be operated in an integrated manner. In addition to improving rack storage efficiency, the design takes advantage of the cost performance and flexibility in setting the number of units of the AGV's merits.

Based on data such as shipping trends, the system has a function to collect containers with goods expected to be shipped on a single shelf in anticipation of future orders, allowing work to be completed in a shorter time. Two stacker cranes operate at one station and can handle 650 containers per hour, while AGVs can transport 60 containers at a time.

Product Introduction Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B1229RgcIQ

About Geekplus

Geekplus was founded in Beijing, China in 2015. It has successfully introduced more than 200 companies / 20,000 autonomous cooperative robots globally and has become a unicorn company with the largest market share in the world. The Japanese subsidiary was established in 2017. It has been successively introduced by major logistics players and is the top company in terms of market share in Japan with more than 2,000 units installed in Japan.

As a solution to the increasingly serious labor shortage and rapidly growing demand for logistics, the company aims to co-create a new logistics standard by utilizing next-generation robotics technology.

■Company Profile

Company name: Geekplus Inc.

Headquarters ： Yebisu Garden Place Tower 26F, 4-20-3 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Establishment ： August 2017

Representative Director & CEO: Yamato Kato

URL ： https://www.geekplus.jp/